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<jats:title>Abstract:</jats:title><jats:p>A consensus has formed over the last 30 years that Diagoras was not really an atheist and that the famous <jats:italic>Apopurgizontes Logoi</jats:italic> were falsely attributed to him at a later stage. This note argues that the evidence is consistent with the view that Diagoras was indeed an atheist and did indeed compose the <jats:italic>Apopurgizontes</jats:italic>. Further hints in other sources allow us to reconstruct, albeit speculatively, aspects of Diagoras’ thought and self-presentation.</jats:p>