# Exegesis in Hesiodi theogoniam 23

Anonymi Exegesis in Hesiodi Theogoniam, Exegesis in Hesiodi theogoniam, Section 23. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/anonymi-exegesis-in-hesiodi-theogoniam/exegesis-in-hesiodi-theogoniam/23

23. ἄρνας ποιμαίνονθ’. αἵ τινές ποτε, δηλονότι αἱ τέχναι, ἐδίδαξαν τὸν Ἡσίοδον καὶ ἐσόφισαν ἄρνας ποιμαίνοντα, ἤγουν πρῶτον μὲν ταῖς ἀλόγοις ἐπιθυμίαις ἑπόμενον, ὕστερον δὲ ἀσχολεύσαντα ἀπὸ πάντων καὶ οἱουεὶ μύσαντα καὶ ἀναισθήσαντα πρὸς πᾶσαν αἴσθησιν. ἄρνας δὲ λέγει τοὺς ἀλόγους ἐπιθυμίας, Ἑλικῶνα δὲ τὸν ἐγκέφαλον, ἑπόμενον οὖν ταῖς ἀλόγοις ἐπιθυμίαις ὑποκάτω τοῦ νοός. ὁ μὲν νοῦς πάντων ὑπερανέστηκεν, ὅθεν καί, ὃν μέγαν μέλλομεν εἰπεῖν, κορυφαῖον καλοῦμεν διὰ τὸ τοῦ σώματος ὅλου ὑπερανεστηκέναι τὸν νοῦν. ὁ δὲ ποιμαίνων ἀφίησι τὰ ποιμαινόμενα, ὅπου ἄν ἐθέλοιεν πορεύεσθαι.

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Anonymi Exegesis in Hesiodi Theogoniam, Exegesis in Hesiodi theogoniam, ed. Hans Flach. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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