Ath。Thesame，myfriend；hedoesindeedfaroverleaptheheadsofallmankindbyhisinvention；forhecarriedoutinpractice，asyoudeclare，whatofoldHesiodonlypreached。
Cle。Yes，accordingtoourtradition。
Ath。Afterthegreatdestruction，maywenotsupposethatthestateofmanwassomethingofthissort：-Inthebeginningofthingstherewasafearfulillimitabledesertandavastexpanseofland；aherdortwoofoxenwouldbetheonlysurvivorsoftheanimalworld；
andtheremightbeafewgoats，thesetoohardlyenoughtomaintaintheshepherdswhotendedthem？
Cle。True。