# Graecarum affectionum curatio 3.58-59

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, 3.58 to 3.59. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/3.58

Τοὺς δὲ Αἰγυπτίους φησὶν ὁ Πορφύριος ἐν τῇ Πρὸς Ἀνεβὼ τὸν Αἰγύπτιον ἐπιστολῇ ἄνθρωπον σέβειν ἐν Ἀνναβὶ κώμῃ καὶ τούτῳ θύειν ἐπὶ τῶν βωμῶν, εἶτα προσφέρειν αὐτῷ κατὰ καιρὸν τὴν οἰκείαν τροφήν. Ἀλλὰ γὰρ οὐδ' ὁ τέταρτος αὐτοῖς ἀπέχρησε πλάνος, ἀλλὰ καὶ πέμπτον προσεπενόησαν καὶ τοὺς παμπονήρους ἐθεοποίησαν δαίμονας καὶ τὰς τῆς γοητείας παρ' αὐτῶν μαγγανείας μεμαθηκότες τελεταῖς αὐτοὺς καὶ θυσίαις ἐτίμησαν. Καὶ τοῦτο δεδήλωκεν ὁ Πορφύριος ἐν τῷ Περὶ τῆς ἐκ λογίων φιλοσοφίας ξυγγράμματι·

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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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