Dialogue

1 Intro|       of the existence of the gods in a well-known fragment
2  Prot|      his arrival?~Yes, by the gods, he said; but not until
3  Prot|       a Sophist of me.~By the gods, I said, and are you not
4  Prot|   Once upon a time there were gods only, and no mortal creatures.
5  Prot|   also should be created, the gods fashioned them out of earth
6  Prot|       the animals who had any gods, because he alone was of
7  Prot|      man become good, For the gods have made virtue the reward
8  Prot|     the longest time whom the gods love.’~All this relates
9  Prot| praise and love;—not even the gods war against necessity.’~