# Graecarum affectionum curatio 3.44

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

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/3.44

Καὶ τὴν ὑγρὰν δὲ οὐσίαν Ποσειδῶνα ἐκάλεσεν, ὡς δέοντά τε καὶ δεσμοῦντα τῶν βαδιζόντων τοὺς πόδας καὶ προβαίνειν κωλύοντα. Δήμητρα δὲ τὴν γῆν καὶ αὐτὸς καὶ Ὀρφεὺς καὶ ἄλλοι προσονομάζουσιν, ὡς δὴ μητέρα οὖσαν καὶ τροφὸν τῶν ἐν αὐτῇ διαιτωμένων ἁπάντων. Καὶ Αἰγύπτιοι δὲ τὴν Ἶσιν καὶ τὸν Ὄσιριν ἥλιον εἶναι καὶ σελήνην φασί, Δία δὲ τὸ διὰ πάντων χωροῦν πνεῦμα, Ἥφαιστον δὲ τὸ πῦρ, Δήμητρα δὲ τὴν γῆν, τὴν δὲ ὑγρὰν οὐσίαν Ὠκεανόν.

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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/.