Evidence
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| Tradition | Source | Passage | Confidence | Evidence | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greek | The Republic | The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 4623-4685 | medium | The people nurse a protector into greatness; from this root the tree of tyranny springs. The Lycaean fable says tasting human flesh among victims turns one into a wolf, and the protector who tastes human blood becomes a wolf, that is, a tyrant. | record |