Chapter VI · Of Numa Pompilius.
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To return to the law-givers, there were none who, having attributed their laws to Divinity, did not endeavor to encourage the belief that they themselves were more than human.
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Note 1 · It is recorded by Livy (liber II., c. 21,) that there is a grove through which flowed a perennial stream, taking its origin in a dark cave, Note 2 · Breath or inspiration of the Gods. ↑Note 3 · The Tartars assert that Genghis Khan was born of a virgin, and that Foh, according to the Chinese belief, derived his origin from a virgin rNote 4 · Numa, having tasted the delights of solitude, did not wish to leave it for the throne of Rome, but being forced by public acclamation, he prNote 5 · Alexander wished to be considered a son of Jupiter. Perseus pretended to be a son of the same God and the virgin Danae; Plato, of Apollo, anNote 6 · This happened at a time when the Jews were tired of their God, as they had been of their Judges,3 and wished to have a visible God like othe