ἡ τῶν θεῶν ὑπ' ἀνθρώπων παραγωγή → deceit of gods by humans
grăcĭlesco: ĕre,I v. inch. n. gracilis, to become slender, small (post-class.): obeliscus gracilescens, Amm. 17, 4: pyramidum magnitudo gracilescit paulatim, id. 22, 15.