It is the gods' custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness. — Artabanus
It is the gods' custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
In the original Greek
φιλέει γὰρ ὁ θεὸς τὰ ὑπερέχοντα πάντα κολούειν.
Histories · 430 BC
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Provenance
Current citation
Herodotus. The Histories, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 7.
Original citation
Herodotus. Histories. c. 430 BC, bk. 7.