# Graecarum affectionum curatio 1.86

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 1. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/1.86

Τοῦτο δὲ καὶ Ὀρφεύς φησιν· φθέγξομαι οἷς θέμις ἐστί, θύρας δ' ἐπίθεσθε βέβηλοι. Ξυμφωνεῖ δὲ καὶ ὁ Εὐριπίδης βοῶν· ἄρρητ' ἀβακχεύτοισιν εἰδέναι βροτῶν. Τοῖς γὰρ ἀμυήτοις πῶς ἄν τις προσενέγκοι τὰ θεῖα παιδεύματα; πῶς δ' ἂν μυηθείη τις, μὴ τῇ πίστει κρατύνας ἐν ἑαυτῷ τὰ παρὰ τῶν διδασκάλων προσφερόμενα δόγματα; Πῶς δ' ἂν πιστεύσαι, μὴ πρότερον ἐξορίσας τῆς διανοίας τὰ κακῶς προεντε-

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Theodoretus Scr. Eccl. et Theol., Graecarum affectionum curatio. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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