# Fragmenta (Silli et De natura) 13

Xenophanes, Fragmenta (Silli et De natura), Fragment 13. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/xenophanes-poet-phil/fragmenta-silli-et-de-natura/13

ἀλλ' εἰ χεῖρας ἔχον βόες <ἵπποι τ'> ἠὲ λέοντες ἢ γράψαι χείρεσσι καὶ ἔργα τελεῖν ἅπερ ἄνδρες, ἵπποι μέν θ' ἵπποισι, βόες δέ τε βουσὶν ὁμοίας καί <κε> θεῶν ἰδέας ἔγραφον καὶ σώματ' ἐποίουν τοιαῦθ', οἷόν περ καὐτοὶ δέμας εἶχον <ἕκαστοι>.

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Xenophanes Poet. Phil., Fragmenta (Silli et De natura). Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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