# Graecarum affectionum curatio 3.63-64

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, 3.63 to 3.64. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/3.63

Πάλιν δ' αὖ καὶ τάδε προστέθεικεν· «Μήποτε οὗτοί εἰσιν ὧν ἄρχει ὁ Σάραπις, καὶ τούτων ξύμβολον ὁ τρικάρανος κύων, τουτέστιν ὁ ἐν τοῖς τρισὶ στοιχείοις, ὕδατι, γῇ, ἀέρι, πονηρὸς δαίμων, οὓς καταπαύει ὁ θεὸς ἔχων ὑπὸ χεῖρα· ἄρχει δὲ αὐτῶν καὶ ἡ Ἑκάτη, ὡς ξυνέχουσα κατὰ τὸ τρίστοιχον.» Ταῦτα οὐ Μωϋσῆς ὁ νομοθέτης οὐδὲ Πέτρος ἢ Παῦλος ἢ Ἰωάννης οἱ τῆς ἀληθείας κήρυκες κατὰ τῶν πονηρῶν δαιμόνων ξυνέγραψαν, ἀλλὰ Πορφύριος ὁ τῆς ἀληθείας ἀντίπαλος· καὶ τὸν Πλούτωνα καὶ τὴν Ἑκάτην ἄρχοντας τῶν πονηρῶν δαιμόνων ὠνόμασε καὶ ψευδόμενον ἔφησε μέγιστον ἑαυτὸν ὀνομάσαι θεόν.

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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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