# P.Herc. 444, 460, 466, 1073, 1074/1081, 1081 42

Philodemus, P.Herc. 444, 460, 466, 1073, 1074/1081, 1081, Column 42. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-444-460-466-1073-1074-1081-1081/42

ναι, κἂν ᾖ χρηστὸν ἢ πονηρόν· ὥστε πῶς οὐκ ἂν δικαίως δόξειεν πρῶτόν τε καὶ ἴδιον εἶναι ποητοῦ; καὶ ἐν ἄλλῳ δὲ οὐκ ἐπαινετέον φησί, τὸν ποητήν, ἐὰν μῦθοι ὦσιν καλοὶ καὶ ὑποθέσεις μ σευσ σιλ Χοιρίλος

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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/.