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This quote ia attributed to Herodotus (c. 484-425 B.C.), a historian from Ancient Greece. At the time of writing, the Ancient Greek pantheon of God[b]s[b] was pretty big. Think Zeus, Hermes, Dionysus etc. and you get the picture.

If it were to be translated to a monotheist religion, we would lose the "The".

eg. "Whom the Gods love die young" becomes

"Whom God loves dies young"

This second version sounds a little awkward due to the need for the extra plurals...