# De Chaerea et Callirhoe 6.5.6

Chariton, De Chaerea et Callirhoe, Book 6, Chapter 5. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/chariton/de-chaerea-et-callirhoe/6.5.6

Καλλιρρόη δὲ εὐθὺς τὴν καρδίαν ἐπλήγη ὥσπερ ὑπὸ ξίφους τοῦ λόγου· προσεποιεῖτο δὲ μὴ συνιέναι καὶ “θεοὶ” φησὶν “ἵλεῳ βασιλεῖ διαμένοιεν, σοὶ δὲ ἐκεῖνος, ὅτι ἐλεεῖτε γυναῖκα δυστυχῆ. Δέομαι, θᾶττον ἀπαλλαξάτω με τῆς φροντίδος, ἀπαρτίσας τὴν κρίσιν, ἵνα μηκέτι ἐνοχλῶ μηδὲ τῇ βασιλίδι.” Δόξας δὲ ὁ εὐνοῦχος, ὅτι ἀσαφῶς εἴρηκεν ὃ ἤθελε καὶ οὐ νενόηκεν ἡ γυνή, φανερώτερον ἤρξατο λέγειν.

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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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