# Graecarum affectionum curatio 10.58

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

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/10.58

Οἱ μὲν γὰρ τῇ δυσσεβείᾳ δεδουλωμένοι κατέχωσαν, ἐπικουρεῖν ἡγούμενοι τοῖς θεοῖς, οἱ δὲ τοῖς τὰ τοιαῦτα μαστεύουσι κατεμήνυσαν, οἱ δὲ ὀρύξαντες καὶ εὗρον καὶ προὔθεσαν ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς, ὥστε καὶ παρὰ γυναικῶν καὶ μειρακίων κωμῳδεῖσθαι τοὺς καλουμένους θεούς. Τὰ μὲν γὰρ ἑρπετῶν ἦν, τὰ δὲ τετραπόδων ἰνδάλματα· ἤδη δὲ καὶ νυκτερίδων καὶ μυιῶν εἰκάσματα προσεκύνησαν. Καὶ αὐτὰ μὲν ἀναιροῦσι τὰ ζῷα, τοὺς ὄφεις λέγω καὶ τοὺς σκορπίους καὶ τὰς μυίας καὶ νυκτερίδας, τὰ δὲ τούτων ἐθεοποίουν μιμήματα.

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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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