# De Chaerea et Callirhoe 1.5.1

Chariton, De Chaerea et Callirhoe, Book 1, Chapter 5. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/chariton/de-chaerea-et-callirhoe/1.5.1

Καλλιρρόη μὲν οὖν ἄφωνος καὶ ἄπνους ἔκειτο νεκρᾶς εἰκόνα πᾶσι παρέχουσα, Φήμη δὲ ἄγγελος τοῦ πάθους καθ’ ὅλην τὴν πόλιν διέτρεχεν, οἰμωγὴν ἐγείρουσα διὰ τῶν στενωπῶν ἄχρι τῆς θαλάττης· καὶ πανταχόθεν ὁ θρῆνος ἠκούετο, καὶ τὸ πρᾶγμα ἐῴκει πόλεως ἁλώσει. Χαιρέας δὲ ἔτι τῷ θυμῷ ζέων δι᾽ ὅλης νυκτὸς ἀποκλείσας ἑαυτὸν ἐβασάνιζε τὰς θεραπαινίδας, πρώτην δὲ καὶ τελευταίαν τὴν ἅβραν.

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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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