# P.Herc. 1538 9

Philodemus, P.Herc. 1538, Column 9. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-1538/9

καὶ τῶν ἐπιγραμματοποιῶν καὶ Σαπφοῦς, ἐκεῖνος ταὐτὸν ἐρεῖ τῶι ποητὴν ἀγαθὸν εἶναι τὸν ποιημάτων καλῶν συνθέτην, ὃ καὶ πρὶν Θέογνιν γεγονέναι κατείχομεν. καὶ τῶν ἀξιούντων δ ὲ τὸ ἐν παντὶ γένει ποιήσεως τὸ πρέπον δύνασθαι τηρεῖν, καταγνωστέον ὅτι πολλὰ πρὸς τούτωι δεῖ τὸν ποιητὴν εἰσφέρεσθαι. καὶ διότι τὸ πρέπον, εἰ τὸ κατὰ σοφίαν λαμβάνουσιν, ἀγένητον καὶ ἀμήχανον ἀποδιδόασιν

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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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