# Graecarum affectionum curatio 3.13

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 3. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/3.13

Ἀτὰρ δὴ καὶ τόδε πάλιν ὁ σοφὸς ἐμηχανήσατο Κύριος. Ἐπειδὴ γὰρ ἡ μετρία τοῦ ἡλίου θερμότης καὶ σώμασιν ἐπιτηδεία καὶ σπέρμασι καὶ φυτοῖς—τὰ μὲν γὰρ αὔξει καὶ τρέφει, τοὺς δὲ καρποὺς πεπαίνει καὶ ὡρίμους ποιεῖ—, σφοδροτέραν ἔστιν ὅτε παρασκευάζει προσβάλλειν τὴν ἀκτῖνα, ὡς ἀνιᾶσαι μὲν τῶν ἀνθρώπων τὰ σώματα καὶ τῶν ἄλλων γε ζῴων, διαφθεῖραι δὲ τῶν σπερμάτων καὶ τῶν φυτῶν τὰς ὠδῖνας, ἵνα μὴ ζωῆς τοῦτον ὑπολάβωμεν αἴτιον, ἀλλ' ὑπουργὸν εἶναι πιστεύωμεν τοῦ θείου θελήματος.

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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.
License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg4089.tlg001.local001/.