# De Chaerea et Callirhoe 2.10.3

Chariton, De Chaerea et Callirhoe, Book 2, Chapter 10. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/chariton/de-chaerea-et-callirhoe/2.10.3

δι’ ἧς τὸ παιδίον θρέψει. Πολλὰ τοίνυν ἀρνησαμένη, δύο καὶ τρεῖς ἡμέρας ὑπερθεμένη τὴν ἀπόκρισιν, ἐπειδὴ μᾶλλον ἐξέκαυσεν αὐτὴν πρὸς τὰς δεήσεις, ἀξιοπιστοτέρα γενομένη πρῶτον μὲν αὐτὴν ἐξώρκισε μηδενὶ κατειπεῖν τὴν τέχνην, ἔπειτα συναγαγοῦσα τὰς ὀφρῦς καὶ τρίψασα τὰς χεῖρας “τὰ μεγάλα” φησὶ “τῶν πραγμάτων, ὦ γύναι, μεγάλαις ἐπινοίαις κατορθοῦται· κἀγὼ διὰ τὴν εὔνοιαν τὴν πρὸς σὲ προδίδωμι τὸν δεσπότην.

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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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