# De Chaerea et Callirhoe 2.5.12

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

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/chariton/de-chaerea-et-callirhoe/2.5.12

Σῶσον αἰχμάλωτον ὀρφανήν. Εἰ δὲ μὲ μὴ δύναμαι ζῆν ὡς εὐγενής, αἱροῦμαι θάνατον ἐλεύθερον.” Τούτων ἀκούων ἔκλαε προφάσει μὲν Καλλιρρόην, τὸ δὲ ἀληθὲς ἑαυτόν· ᾐσθάνετο γὰρ ἀποτυγχάνων τῆς ἐπιθυμίας. “Θάρρει δὲ” ἔφη, “Καλλιρρόη, καὶ ψυχὴν ἔχε ἀγαθήν· οὐ γὰρ ἀτυχήσεις ὧν ἀξιοῖς· μάρτυν καλῶ τήνδε τὴν Ἀφροδίτην. Ἐν δὲ τῷ μεταξὺ θεραπείαν ἕξεις παρ’ ἡμῖν δεσποίνης μᾶλλον ἢ δούλης.”

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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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