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The Greek writer Plutarch mocked ancient Greek religion/mythology, and yet served as a priest at the temple of Apollo at Delphi. What should we make of this arrangement? Was this sort of worship combined with lampooning common?

by /u/RusticBohemian in /r/AskHistorians

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