Lycaon's virtuous Athenian contemporary Cecrops, offered only barley—cakes, abstaining even from animal sacrifices. The Lycaonian rites, which the author denies that Zeus ever countenanced, were apparently intended to discourage the wolves from preying on flocks and herds, by sending them a human king.
Lycaon's virtuous Athenian counterpart, Cecrops, offered only barley cakes, abstaining even from animal sacrifices. The Lycan rites, which the author claims Zeus never approved of, were designed to deter wolves from attacking livestock by presenting them with a human king.