text_original: He remarks that philosophers then, in their vagaries, were no better than modern scholars, but that the conceptions which the Greek people and poets had are important for us in reaching a true conclusion; so he endeavors to prove that neither in the accounts of the poets nor in the minds of the Greeks was there any physical conception of the goddess. In the hymn quoted above he reminds us that there is no thunder which could not be left out if this were the description of a storm.
text_transcription: HE REMARKS THAT PHILOSOPHERS THEN IN THEIR VAGARIES WERE NO BETTER THAN MODERN SCHOLARS BUT THAT THE CONCEPTIONS WHICH THE GREEK PEOPLE AND POETS HAD ARE IMPORTANT FOR US IN REACHING A TRUE CONCLUSION SO HE ENDEAVOURS TO PROVE THAT NEITHER IN THE ACCOUNTS OF THE POETS NOR IN THE MINDS OF THE GREEKS WAS THERE ANY PHYSICAL CONCEPTION OF THE GODDESS IN THE HYMN QUOTED ABOVE HE REMINDS US THAT THERE IS NO THUNDER WHICH COULD NOT BE LEFT OUT IF THIS WAS THE DESCRIPTION OF A STORM
phonemes: hiː ɹᵻmˈɑːɹks ðæt fɪlˈɑːsəfɚz ðˈɛn, ɪn ðɛɹ vˈeɪɡɚɹiz, wɜː nˈoʊ bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn mˈɑːdɚn skˈɑːlɚz, bˌʌt ðætðə kənsˈɛpʃənz wˌɪtʃ ðə ɡɹˈiːk pˈiːpəl ænd pˈoʊɪts hæd ɑːɹ ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt fɔːɹ ˌʌs ɪn ɹˈiːtʃɪŋ ɐ tɹˈuː kəŋklˈuːʒən; sˌoʊ hiː ɛndˈɛvɚz tə pɹˈuːv ðæt nˈiːðɚɹ ɪnðɪ ɐkˈaʊnts ʌvðə pˈoʊɪts nˈɔːɹ ɪnðə mˈaɪndz ʌvðə ɡɹˈiːks wʌz ðɛɹ ˌɛni fˈɪzɪkəl kənsˈɛpʃən ʌvðə ɡˈɑːdəs. ɪnðə hˈɪm kwˈoʊɾᵻd əbˌʌv hiː ɹᵻmˈaɪndz ˌʌs ðæt ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ θˈʌndɚ wˌɪtʃ kʊd nˌɑːt biː lˈɛft ˈaʊt ɪf ðɪs wɜː ðə dᵻskɹˈɪpʃən əvə stˈɔːɹm.