text_original: There are also about Thebes sacred serpents, not at all harmful to men, which are small in size and have two horns growing from the top of the head: these they bury when they die in the temple of Zeus, for to this god they say that they are sacred.
text_transcription: THERE ARE ALSO ABOUT THEBES SACRED SERPENTS NOT AT ALL HARMFUL TO MEN WHICH ARE SMALL IN SIZE AND HAVE TWO HORNS GROWING FROM THE TOP OF THE HEAD THESE THEY BURY WHEN THEY DIE IN THE TEMPLE OF ZEUS FOR TO THIS GOD THEY SAY THAT THEY ARE SACRED
phonemes: ðɛɹˌɑːɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐbˌaʊt θˈiːbz sˈeɪkɹɪd sˈɜːpənts, nˌɑːt æɾ ˈɔːl hˈɑːɹmfəl tə mˈɛn, wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ smˈɔːl ɪn sˈaɪz ænd hæv tˈuː hˈɔːɹnz ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ fɹʌmðə tˈɑːp ʌvðə hˈɛd: ðiːz ðeɪ bˈɛɹi wɛn ðeɪ dˈaɪ ɪnðə tˈɛmpəl ʌv zˈuːs, fɔːɹ tə ðɪs ɡˈɑːd ðeɪ sˈeɪ ðæt ðeɪ ɑːɹ sˈeɪkɹɪd.