Herodotus, Histories, ed. A.D. Godley, 2.52.1

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Formerly, in all their sacrifices, the Pelasgians called upon gods without giving name or appellation to any (I know this, because I was told at Dodona [20.8,39.55] (Perseus) Dodona ); for as yet they had not heard of such. They called them gods¹ from the fact that, besides setting everything in order, they maintained all the dispositions.

Histories. Herodotus. ed. A.D. Godley. Cambridge. 1920-1925.

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[1] ἔθυον δὲ πάντα πρότερον οἱ Πελασγοὶ θεοῖσι ἐπευχόμενοι, ὡς ἐγὼ ἐν Δωδώνῃ οἶδα ἀκούσας, ἐπωνυμίην δὲ οὐδʼ οὔνομα ἐποιεῦντο οὐδενὶ αὐτῶν· οὐ γὰρ ἀκηκόεσάν κω. θεοὺς δὲ προσωνόμασαν σφέας ἀπὸ τοῦ τοιούτου, ὅτι κόσμῳ θέντες τὰ πάντα πρήγματα καὶ πάσας νομὰς εἶχον.

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1. On the supposition that θεός meant “a disposer,” connected with θεσμός, τίθημι, etc.

Herodotus Histories 2.52.1

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