# Poematia et fragmenta 177

Julian the Emperor, Poematia et fragmenta, Fragment 177. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/julian-the-emperor/poematia-et-fragmenta/177

Πρὸς ζωγράφον. Εἰ μὲν μὴ εἶχον καὶ ἐχαρίσω μοι, συγγνώμης ἦσθα ἄξιος· εἰ δὲ εἶχον μέν, οὐκ ἐχρησάμην δέ, τοὺς θεοὺς ἔφερον, μᾶλλον δὲ ὑπὸ τῶν θεῶν ἐφερόμην. Σύ μοι ἀλλότριον σχῆμα πῶς ἐδίδους, ἑταῖρε; οἷόν με εἶδες, τοιοῦτον καὶ γράψον.

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Flavius Claudius Julianus Imperator Phil. Julian the Apostate, Poematia et 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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