Statius describes ensoulment as arriving when the fetus is sufficiently formed for God to breathe a new spirit into it.
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Fetus
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...a plant, though with this difference, the plant's complete, whereas the fetus still is journeying. The active virtue labors, so the fetus may move..."
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"...a plant, though with this difference, the plant's complete, whereas the fetus still is journeying. The active virtue labors, so the fetus may move..."
"...vigorous, which was all that. The soul is active in the fetus into its substance and becomes one soul that lives and feels and..."
"to razia's daughter there's fetus and with her sisters their data mia both poets now were silent once again intent on their surroundings they..."
"...okay? So what he's saying is this. We know how the fetus turns into a baby which turns into a body, right? That makes..."
"...achilles goes to his mother who's a goddess her, name is fetus and she's a river goddess and and achilles says to fetus listen..."
"...idea not a chance in the world behind Achilles back for fetus is always there his mother always hovering near him on the same..."
"fetus to my presence so I can declare to her my solemn sound decree Achilles must receive a ransom from Queen Priam Achilles must..."
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