# Epistulae 1-6

Diogenes Sinopensis Epistulae, Epistulae, ς′. Κράτητι.. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/diogenes-sinopensis-epistulae/epistulae/1-6

Χωρισθέντος σου εἰς θήβας ἀνέβαινον ἐκ Πειραιῶς ὑπὸ μέσην ἡμέραν, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο λαμβάνει με δίψος καρτερόν. ὥρμησα οὖν ἐπὶ τὴν Πάνοπος κρήνην. καὶ ἕως ἐγὼ τὸ ποτήριον ἐκ τῆς πήρας ἐξῄρουν, ἧκέ τις θέων θεράπων τῶν τὴν χώραν ἐργαζομένων καὶ συνάψας κοίλας τὰς χεῖρας ἠρύετο ἀπὸ τῆς κρήνης καὶ οὔτως ἔπινε, καὶ ἐγώ, δόξαν μοι ποτηρίου σοφώτερον εἶναι, οὐκ ᾐδέσθην διδασκάλῳ αὐτῷ τῶν καλῶν χρήσασθαι.

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Diogenes Sinopensis Epistulae, Epistulae, 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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