# Graecarum affectionum curatio 4.24

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 4. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/4.24

Καὶ τί δεῖ λέγειν, ὅσα ἐκεῖνοι σχημάτων πέρι καὶ ἐκλείψεων καὶ διαστημάτων μυθολογοῦσιν; οὐ γὰρ μόνον ὅσον ἀλλήλων διεστήκασι, λέγουσιν, ἀλλὰ καὶ ὅσον τῆς γῆς ἀφεστήκασι· καὶ τετρακοσίας ἀριθμοῦσι καὶ μέντοι καὶ πλείους σταδίων μυριάδας, τὰς μὲν ἀπὸ γῆς μέχρι σελήνης, τὰς δὲ ἐκεῖθεν μέχρις ἡλίου· καὶ οὐκ αἰσχύνονται τῆς μὲν θαλάττης ἀγνοοῦντες τὸ βάθος, ἔνθα καὶ ὁρμιὰν καθεῖναι δύνανται καὶ ἱμονιάν, τὸ δὲ τοῦ ἀέρος καὶ τοῦ αἰθέρος μέτρον σαφῶς εἰδέναι φιλοτιμούμενοι καὶ οὐδὲ τὸ ἀκερδὲς τοῦ πράγματος ἐνθυμούμενοι οὐδὲ τῆς Αἰσχύλου παραινέσεως ἐπαΐοντες· τὰ μηδὲν ὠφελοῦντα μὴ ζήτει μάτην.

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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.
License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg4089.tlg001.local001/.