# Graecarum affectionum curatio 3.72

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

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/3.72

Τούτου δὲ τοῦ πλάνου κατηγορῶν Ξενοφάνης ὁ Κολοφώνιος τοιάδε φησίν· ἀλλ' οἱ βροτοὶ δοκοῦσι γεννᾶσθαι θεούς, καὶ ἴσην τ' αἴσθησιν ἔχειν φωνήν τε δέμας τε. Καὶ πάλιν· ἀλλ' εἴ τοι χεῖρας εἶχον βόες ἠὲ λέοντες ἢ γράψαι χείρεσσι καὶ ἔργα τελεῖν ἅπερ ἄνδρες, ἵπποι μέν θ' ἵπποισι, βόες δέ τε βουσὶν ὁμοίας καὶ θεῶν ἰδέας ἔγραφον καὶ σώματ' ἐποίουν τοιαῦθ' οἷόνπερ καὐτοὶ δέμας εἶχον ὅμοιον.

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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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