Note 555 — Chapter II · THE SURVIVAL OF PAGAN DEITIES. (continued 4)
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The word means literally men whose attendant genii (στοιχει̯ά, on which see the next section) are ‘light’ (ἀλαφρός) instead of being solid and steady. The temperament of such persons is ill-balanced in ordinary affairs, but peculiarly sensitive to supernatural influences; it often involves the gift of second sight and other similar faculties.