# Graecarum affectionum curatio 7.48

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 7. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/7.48

Αὐτοῦ γὰρ δὴ καὶ ταῦτα, εἴπερ δὴ ἄρα ὁ Πλάτων τὰ ἐκείνου ξυνέγραψε δόγματα· «Οὐ γὰρ χρείας ἕνεκα ὁ θεὸς πεποίηκε τὸν κόσμον, ἵνα τιμάς τε πρὸς ἀνθρώπων καὶ πρὸς θεῶν ἄλλων καὶ δαιμόνων καρποῖτο, οἷον πρόσοδόν τινα ἀπὸ τῆς γενέσεως ἀρνύμενος, παρὰ μὲν ἡμῶν καπνούς, παρὰ δὲ θεῶν καὶ δαιμόνων οἰκείας λειτουργίας.» Ἄντικρυς δὲ διὰ τούτων δεδήλωκεν, ὡς οὐδενὸς μὲν δεῖται τὸ θεῖον, καπνοῦ δὲ πλέον οὐδὲν ἔχουσιν αἱ τοιαῦται θυσίαι, καὶ καπνοῦ δυσοσμίας μεστοῦ.

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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/.