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Then, following th'immortals, Fate and Modesty
Mankind deserted, leaving to mortal men
A legacy of woe that nought can cure.

— Hesiod Works and Days (-700)

ἀθανάτων μετὰ φῦλον ἴτον προλιπόντ᾿ ἀνθρώπους
Αἰδὼς καὶ Νέμεσις· τὰ δὲ λείψεται ἄλγεα λυγρὰ
θνητοῖς ἀνθρώποισι· κακοῦ δ᾿ οὐκ ἔσσεται ἀλκή.

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