# De Josepho 61

Philo Judaeus, De Josepho, Section 61. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philo-judaeus/de-josepho/61

προσφυέστατα μέντοι καὶ ἀρχιμάγειρον αὐτὸν καλεῖ· καθάπερ γὰρ οὐδὲν ἕτερον ἐπιτηδεύει μάγειρος ἢ τὰς ἀνηνύτους καὶ περιττὰς γαστρὸς ἡδονάς, τὸν αὐτὸν τρόπον καὶ ὁ πολιτικὸς ὄχλος τὰς δι’ ἀκοῆς τέρψεις τε καὶ θρύψεις, ὑφ’ ὧν οἱ τόνοι τῆς διανοίας χαλῶνται καὶ τρόπον τινὰ τὰ νεῦρα τῆς ψυχῆς ἐκλύεται. τὴν δὲ πρὸς ἰατροὺς μαγείρων διαφορὰν τίς οὐκ οἶδεν;

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Philo Judaeus, De Josepho, ed. Leopold Cohn. 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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