# Graecarum affectionum curatio 6.20

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 6. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/6.20

Καὶ ὁ Διογένης δέ, ὄφεως ὑπέρῳ ἑαυτὸν ἐνειλήσαντος, καί τινος τοῦτο θαυμάσαντος καὶ τέρας εἶναι νομίσαντος· «Μὴ θαύμαζε» εἶπεν· «ἦν γὰρ παραδοξότερον, εἰ τὸ ὕπερον περὶ ὀρθῷ τῷ ὄφει κατειλημένον ἐθεάσω». Οὕτω πάλιν οὗτος αὐτὸς ἐν οἰκίᾳ τινὸς μοχθηροῦ ἐπιγεγραμμένον εὑρών· ὁ τοῦ Διὸς παῖς καλλίνικος Ἡρακλῆς ἐνθάδε κατοικεῖ· μηδὲν εἰσίτω κακόν. «Καὶ πῶς» ἔφη «ὁ κύριος εἰσελεύσεται τῆς οἰκίας;»

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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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