# Graecarum affectionum curatio 3.97

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

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/3.97

Πέρσαι δὲ μόνοι τὰ τοιαῦτα δρῶσι, νόμῳ τινὶ παλαιῷ μυσαρωτάτῳ πειθόμενοι καὶ παρανομεῖν οὐχ ἡγούμενοι. Οὑτοσὶ δέ, ὃν θεῶν τε καὶ ἀνδρῶν πατέρα ὠνόμασεν Ὅμηρος, τὴν μὲν Ἥραν, ἀδελφὴν οὖσαν, ὁμόζυγον ἐποιήσατο, τῇ δὲ Ῥέᾳ, ἣν καὶ Δηὼ καὶ Δήμητρα ὀνομάζουσι, μητρί γε οὔσῃ, μανικῶς ἐπεμίγη, καὶ τὴν Φερέφατταν ἐξ αὐτῆς παιδοποιησάμενος ξύνευνον ἔσχε καὶ γαμέτης ἐγένετο τῆς παιδός. Τὰ

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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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