# Graecarum affectionum curatio 10.25

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 10. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/10.25

Καὶ τῶν χρησμῶν δὲ τὸ λοξὸν πολλοῖς ὀλέθρους προὐξένησεν. Καὶ γὰρ Ἀριστόμαχος, οὐ νενοηκὼς τὴν «στενύγρην,» τὸν μὲν πορθμὸν καὶ τὰς τριήρεις κατέλιπε, διὰ δὲ τοῦ ἰσθμοῦ προσβαλὼν τὸν βίον κατέλυσεν. Ἔδει δὲ τὸν χρησμολόγον μὴ ζόφῳ τὸν χρησμὸν ξυγκαλύψαι, εἴπερ ἄρα τὸ ἐσόμενον ᾔδει· ἀλλὰ κακούργως ἀμφίβολον τὴν πρόρρησιν δέδωκεν,

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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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