# De Chaerea et Callirhoe 1.14.1-2

Chariton, De Chaerea et Callirhoe, 1.14.1 to 1.14.2. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/chariton/de-chaerea-et-callirhoe/1.14.1

Ὡς δὲ πλησίον ἐγένετο τῆς ἐπαύλεως ὁ Θήρων, ἐστρατήγησέ τι τοιοῦτον. Ἀποκαλύψας τὴν Καλλιρρόην καὶ λύσας αὐτῆς τὴν κόμην, διανοίξας τὴν θύραν, πρώτην ἐκέλευσεν εἰσελθεῖν. Ὁ δὲ Λεωνᾶς καὶ πάντες οἱ ἔνδον ἐπιστάσης αἰφνίδιον κατεπλάγησαν, δοκοῦντες θεὰν ἑωρακέναι· καὶ γὰρ ἦν τις λόγος ἐν τοῖς ἀγροῖς Ἀφροδίτην ἐπιφαίνεσθαι. Καταπεπληγμένων δὲ αὐτῶν κατόπιν ὁ Θήρων ἑπόμενος προσῆλθε τῷ Λεωνᾷ καὶ “ἀνάστα” φησὶ “καὶ γενοῦ περὶ τὴν ὑποδοχὴν τῆς γυναικός· αὕτη γάρ ἐστιν ἣν θέλεις ἀγοράσαι.” Χαρὰ καὶ θαυμασμὸς ἐπηκολούθησε πάντων.

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Chariton, De Chaerea et Callirhoe, ed. Rudolf Hercher. 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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