# De Chaerea et Callirhoe 2.5.11

Chariton, De Chaerea et Callirhoe, Book 2, Chapter 5. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/chariton/de-chaerea-et-callirhoe/2.5.11

“Ἀλλὰ δέομαί σου, Διονύσιε ʽἝλλην γὰρ εἶ καὶ πόλεως φιλανθρώπου καὶ παιδείας μετείληφασ̓, μὴ γένῃ τοῖς τυμβωρύχοις ὅμοιος μηδὲ ἀποστερήσῃς με πατρίδος καὶ συγγενῶν. Μικρόν ἐστί σοι πλουτοῦντι σῶμα ἐᾶσαι· τὴν τιμὴν οὐκ ἀπολεῖς, ἐὰν ἀποδῷς με τῷ πατρί· Ἑρμοκράτης οὐκ ἔστιν ἀχάριστος. Τὸν Ἀλκίνοον ἀγάμεθα δὴ καὶ πάντες φιλοῦμεν ὅτι εἰς τὴν πατρίδα ἀνέπεμψε τὸν ἱκέτην. Ἱκετεύω δὲ κἀγώ.

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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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