The god
Visit the sins of the fathers upon the children.

Euripides

Phrixus

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Topic

Collective guilt

Author

Euripides

Source

Phrixus

Language

Greek

Time

400 BC 400s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Euripides. Phrixus. 5th century BC, fragment 970.

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Heraclitus
Medium
Presocratic fragment Fragment
Genre
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Statement Type
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Time
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Era
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Original Citation

Heraclitus. Fragments. 5th century BC, DK B12.

Current Citation

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And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.

Jesus

Matthew 21:22

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Source
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Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
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Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 21:22).

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I am not mad...but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.

Apostle Paul

Acts 26:25

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Speaker
Apostle Paul
Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Acts 26:25).