# Graecarum affectionum curatio 2.97

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 2. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/2.97

Εἰ δέ τῳ φίλον καὶ αὐτὴν διαγνῶναι τὴν ξύγκρισιν, εὑρήσει ταύτην ἐν τοῖς Εὐσεβίου τοῦ Παλαιστίνου ξυγγράμμασιν, Εὐαγγελικὴν δὲ προπαρασκευὴν τόνδε τὸν πόνον ἐκεῖνος ὠνόμασεν· ἐγὼ δὲ ξυντόμως ἐρῶ, ὡς Αἰγύπτιοι καὶ Φοίνικες καὶ τῶν Ἑλλήνων οἱ ποιηταὶ καὶ φιλόσοφοι ἢ τὰ ὁρώμενα στοιχεῖα θεοὺς ὑπετόπασαν ἢ ἀνθρώπων τοὺς εὖ τι πεποιηκότας καὶ ἔν τισι πλεονεκτήμασι διαπρέψαντας θεοὺς ἀνηγόρευσαν καὶ τεθνεῶσι ναοὺς ἐδομήσαντο·

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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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