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“The Hymn to Zeus is a splendid attempt to bring into harmony the author of nature with the traditional Zeus, and divine providence with his will. There is no attempt to discredit orthodoxy, but rather to purify it and use its elements of truth for a higher purpose.”—Mahaffy.