67/158 In another passage it is said that when the moon is invisible he is hiding in plants and waters (_Cat. 18-20). He formally puts off his sacrificial vow, and rehabilitates himself with humanity, saying, "I am even he that I am."[40] As such a man, through service to the gods become a divine offering, and no longer human, was doubtless considered the creature that first served as the sacrificial animal. |