# Panarion (Adversus haereses) 5.6-6

Epiphanius, Panarion (Adversus haereses), Κατὰ Ὀφιτῶν ݲ, τῆς δὲ ἀκολουθίας λݲζݲ., Chapter 5. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/epiphanius/panarion-adversus-haereses/5.6-6

ἔχουσι γὰρ φύσει ὄφιν τρέφοντες ἐν κίστῃ τινί, ὃν πρὸς τὴν ὥραν τῶν αὐτῶν μυστηρίων τοῦ φωλεοῦ προφέροντες καὶ στιβάζοντες ἐπὶ τραπέζης ἄρτους προσκαλοῦνται τὸν αὐτὸν ὄφιν· ἀνοιχθέντος δὲ τοῦ φωλεοῦ πρόεισι. καὶ οὕτως ἀνελθὼν κατὰ τὴν αὐτοῦ φρόνησιν ὁ ὄφις καὶ πανουργίαν, ἤδη γινώσκων τὴν αὐτῶν μωρίαν ἄνεισιν ἐπὶ τὴν τράπεζαν καὶ ἐνειλεῖται τοῖς ἄρτοις. καὶ ταύτην φασὶν εἶναι τελείαν θυσίαν.

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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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