# Graecarum affectionum curatio 3.62

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

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/3.62

Ζητητέον μέντοι, τίνα προεστάναι τῶν πονηρῶν δαιμόνων δύναμιν ὁ Πορφύριος λέγει, ἣν ψευδομένην μέγιστον θεὸν ἑαυτὴν ἔφησεν ὀνομάζειν. Ἀλλὰ γὰρ οὐ δεῖ μοι πόνου πρὸς ζήτησιν· ἐν αὐτῷ γὰρ τῷ ξυγγράμματι καὶ ταῦτά φησιν· «Τοὺς δὲ πονηροὺς δαίμονας οὐκ εἰκῇ ὑπὸ τὸν Σάραπιν ὑποπτεύομεν, οὐδ' ἐκ τῶν ξυμβόλων μόνον ἀναπειθόμενοι, ἀλλ' ὅτι τὰ μειλίγματα καὶ τὰ τούτων ἀποτρόπαια πρὸς τὸν Πλούτωνα γίνεται, ὡς ἐν τῷ πρώτῳ ἐδείκνυμεν. Ὁ αὐτὸς δὲ τῷ Πλούτωνι οὗτος ὁ θεός, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο μάλιστα δαιμόνων ἄρχων.»

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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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