Auditisne magiam, qui eam temere accusatis, artem esse dis immortalibus acceptam, colendi eos ac venerandi pergnaram, piam scilicet et divini scientem, iam inde a Zoroastre et Oromaze auctoribus suis nobilem, caelitum antistitam, quippe qui inter prima regalia docetur nec ulli temere inter Persas concessum est magum esse, haud magis quam regnare? Idem Plato in alia sermocinatione de Zalmoxi quodam Thraci generis, sed eiusdem artis viro ita scriptum reliquit:
You hear that magic, which you thoughtlessly charge me with, is an art pleasing to the immortal gods, thoroughly expert in worshiping and honoring them, unquestionably pious and skilled in divine lore, famous from the time of he originators, Zoroaster and Oromazes, and priestess of the gods in heaven; and hence magic is among the first lessons of kingship, and no Persian is readily permitted to be a magician any more than be a king. Plato again in another dialogue has written about a certain Zalmoxis, who though Thracian by origin was distinguished in this same art, that his charms are words of beauty.
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