# P.Herc. 1538 6

Philodemus, P.Herc. 1538, Column 6. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-1538/6

ζωγραφίαν δὲ τὴν Ἀπελλέους, καὶ περὶ τῶν ἄλλων ὁμοίως, ἀντιστρόφως δ' ἐπὶ τῶν κακιῶν. θεματικήν τε παντάπασι τὴν κρίσιν τοῦ καλοῦ ποιήματος εἰσάγει καὶ ἀόριστον. τότε μιμεῖσθαι τὸν Ὅμηρον ἐμ πᾶσι καὶ τὸν Εὐριπίδην καὶ τοὺς ὁμοίως τεθαυμασμένους οὐκ ἐπιεικὲις εἶναι δόξει. τάχα δ' οὐδ' ἐπιγνῶναι δυνησόμεθα τὴν ὡς προσήκει τούτους μεμιμημένην, ἐὰν μὴ τὸ προσῆκον εἰδήσω μεν. πλὴν οὐδὲν γελοιότερον ἔσται τοῖς οὕτως ἀποδιδοῦσι. πευσόμεθα γὰρ

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Philodemus, P.Herc. 1538. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 3.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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