# Fragmenta 3

Crates, Fragmenta, Fragment 3. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/crates-poet-phil/fragmenta/3

καὶ μὴν Στίλπων' εἰσεῖδον χαλέπ' ἄλγε' ἔχοντα
ἐν Μεγάροισ', ὅθι φασὶ Τυφωέος ἔμμεναι εὐνάς.
ἔνθ' ἔτ' ἐρίζεσκεν, πολλοὶ δ' ἀμφ' αὐτὸν ἑταῖροι·
τὴν δ' ἀρετὴν παρὰ γράμμα διώκοντες κατέτριβον.

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Crates Poet. Phil., Fragmenta. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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