# De Chaerea et Callirhoe 2.3.6

Chariton, De Chaerea et Callirhoe, Book 2, Chapter 3. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/chariton/de-chaerea-et-callirhoe/2.3.6

Θεασάμενος οὖν ὁ Διονύσιος ἀνεβόησεν “ἵλεως εἴης, ὦ Ἀφροδίτη, καὶ ἐπ’ ἀγαθῷ μοι φανείης.” Καταπίπτοντα δὲ αὐτὸν ἤδη Λεωνᾶς ὑπέλαβε καὶ “αὕτη” φησίν, “ὦ δέσποτα, ἡ νεώνητος· μηδὲν ταραχθῇς. Καὶ σὺ δέ, ὦ γύναι, πρόσελθε τῷ κυρίῳ.” Καλλιρρόη μὲν οὖν πρὸς τοὔνομα τοῦ κυρίου πηγὴν ἀφῆκε δακρύων, κάτω κύψασα, ὀψὲ μεταμανθάνουσα τὴν ἐλευθερίαν· ὁ δὲ Διονύσιος, πλήξας τὸν Λεωνᾶν “ἀσεβέστατε” εἶπεν, “ὡς ἀνθρώποις διαλέγῃ τοῖς θεοῖς;

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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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