# De Chaerea et Callirhoe 4.2.8

Chariton, De Chaerea et Callirhoe, Book 4, Chapter 2. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/chariton/de-chaerea-et-callirhoe/4.2.8

Σὺ πάντων ἡμῖν τῶν κακῶν αἰτία.” Τοῦτον δὲ τὸν λόγον ὁ οἰκονόμος ἀκούσας ἔδοξεν εἶναί τινα γυναῖκα τὴν συνειδυῖαν τοῖς τετολμημένοις. Ὅπως οὖν κἀκείνη κολασθῇ καὶ ζήτησις γένηται τῆς ἐπιβουλῆς, ταχέως τὸν Πολύχαρμον ἀπορρήξας τῆς κοινῆς ἁλύσεως πρὸς Μιθριδάτην ἤγαγεν. Ὁ δὲ ἐν παραδείσῳ τινὶ κατέκειτο μόνος ἀλύων καὶ Καλλιρρόην ἀναπλάττων ἑαυτῷ τοιαύτην, ὁποίαν εἶδε πενθοῦσαν· ὅλος δὲ ὢν ἐπὶ τῇ ἐννοίᾳ ἐκείνῃ τὸν οἰκέτην ἀηδῶς ἐθεάσατο.

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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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