# P.Herc. 444, 460, 466, 1073, 1074/1081, 1081 100

Philodemus, P.Herc. 444, 460, 466, 1073, 1074/1081, 1081, Column 100. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-444-460-466-1073-1074-1081-1081/100

ἡ δέως ἡ μᾶς ἀκούειν, τοῦ δὲ τἀναντ ί α, κα ὶ δι’ οὐ δὲν ἕτερον διαφέρειν ἢ διὰ τὸν ἦχον, ὃ γίν ε ται καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς ἀηδόνος καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν ἄλλων ὀρνέων. οὕτω τοίνυν καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν ἑλληνιζόντων ὁ μὲν ἦχος ἀποτελεῖ τὸ ἴδιον κατὰ τὴν χάρ ι ν ἦ δεινὸν ἂν εἴη τὸ διὰ τὸν ἑλληνισμὸν ἀποστερεῖσθαι, υ περισπᾶται δ’ ἴσως ὑπὸ ἄλλων τινῶν, οἷον ὅταν ἐπὶ τούτου κατ’ ἰδίαν Σοφοκλῆς εἴ πηι· ναύτα δ’ ἐμηρύσαντο νηὸ ς ἰσχ άδα. φερόμεθα γὰρ ἐφ’ ὃ βούλεται καὶ ὁ ποητής, οὐκ ἐπὶ τὸν κ αρπόν , καίπερ ἴσως γενομέν ης τι νὸς πληγῆς πρὸς τὴν ἀκοήν, ἐν ἧι μᾶλλον ἄν τις ἐξεδέξατο τὸν καρπόν. τὸ δ’ αὐτὸ κἀιπ’ ἄλ

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Philodemus, P.Herc. 444, 460, 466, 1073, 1074/1081, 1081. 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.
License: CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg1595.dclp62419.local001/.