# Fragmentum 2

Asclepiades Mendesius, Fragmentum, Dfhg-Source dfhg3_ASCLEPIADES_MENDESIUS. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/asclepiades-mendesius/fragmentum/2

In Asclepiadis Mendctis Θεολογουμένων libris lego, Atiam, quum ad solemne Apollinis sacrum media nocte venisset, posita in templo lectica, duns ceteroe matronoe dormirent, ebdormisse; draconem repente irrepsisse ad eam, paulloque post egressum; illamgue eaepergefactam, quasi a concubitu mariti purificasse se, et statim in cerpore ejus eaestitisse maculam, veluti depicti draconis, nec potuisse unquam eaeigi; adeo ut moae publicis balneis perpetuo abstinuerit; Augustum natum mense decimo, et eb hoc Apollinis filium eaeistimatum.

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ASCLEPIADES MENDESIUS, Fragmentum. 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.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg2423.tlg002.local002/.
