# Panarion (Adversus haereses) 24.4-2

Epiphanius, Panarion (Adversus haereses), Κατὰ Οὐαλεντίνων τῶν καὶ ΓνωστιΚῶν ݲ, τῆς δὲ ἀκολουθίας λα., Chapter 24. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/epiphanius/panarion-adversus-haereses/24.4-2

ἔπειτα διορίξοιτο καὶ λέγοι ταύτην εἶναι τὴν τοῦ βασιλέως ἐκείνην εἰκονα τὴν καλήν, ἢν ὁ σοφὸς τεχνίτης κατεσκεύασεν, δεικνὺς τὰς ψηφῖδας τὰς καλῶς ὑπὸ τοῦ τεχνίτου τοῦ πρώτου είς τὴν τοῦ βασιλέως εἰκόνα συντεθείσας, κακῶς δὲ ὑπὸ τοῦ ὑστέρου εἰς κυνὸς μορφὴν μετενεχθείσας, καὶ διὰ τῆς τῶν ψηφίδων φαντασίας μεθοδεύοι τοὺς ἀπειροτέρους τοὺς κατάληψιν βασιλικῆς μορφῆς οὑκ ἐχοντας καὶ πείθοι ὅτι αὕτη ἡ σαπρὰ τῆς ἀλώπεκος ἰδέα ἐκείνη ἔστὶν ἡ καλὴ τοῦ βασιλέως εἰκών.

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Epiphanius, Panarion (Adversus haereses), ed. Karl Holl. 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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