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Dionysus: He who believes needs no explanation.
Pentheus: What's the worth in believing worthless things?
Dionysus: Much worth, but not worth telling you, it seems.

— Euripides Bacchae (-405)

ΔΙ. ἄρρητ᾿ ἀβακχεύτοισιν εἰδέναι βροτῶν.
ΠΕ. ἔχει δ᾿ ὄνησιν τοῖσι θύουσιν τίνα;
ΔΙ. οὐ θέμις ἀκοῦσαί σ᾿, ἔστι δ᾿ ἄξι᾿ εἰδέναι.

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