# De Chaerea et Callirhoe 3.2.16

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

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/chariton/de-chaerea-et-callirhoe/3.2.16

τοῦτο γὰρ οἱ ναῦται διελάλουν. Μία δὲ πάντων ἦν ἐπιθυμία Καλλιρρόην θεάσασθαι, καὶ περὶ τὸ ἱερὸν τῆς Ὁμονοίας ἠθροίσθη τὸ πλῆθος, ὅπου πάτριον ἦν τοῖς γαμοῦσι τὰς νύμφας παραλαμβάνειν. Τότε πρῶτον ἐκοσμήσατο μετὰ τὸν τάφον· κρίνασα γὰρ ἅπαξ γαμηθῆναι καὶ πατρίδα καὶ γένος τὸ κάλλος ἐνόμισεν. Ἐπεὶ δὲ ἔλαβε Μιλησίαν στολὴν καὶ στέφανον νυμφικόν,

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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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