# Graecarum affectionum curatio 8.14

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 8. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/8.14

Καὶ Ἰσοκράτης δὲ ὁ ῥήτωρ ὧδέ φησιν· «Ζεὺς γὰρ Ἡρακλέα καὶ Τάνταλον γεννήσας, ὡς οἱ μῦθοι λέγουσι, καὶ πάντες πιστεύουσιν.» Οὕτως ἐγέλων οἱ ξυνορᾶν ἱκανοὶ τὰ παρὰ τῶν ἄλλων μυθολογούμενα· ἀλλ' ὅμως ἀνθρώπῳ γε ὄντι καὶ Εὐρυσθεῖ δουλεύειν ἠναγκασμένῳ, καὶ νεὼς ἐδείμαντο καὶ βωμοὺς ἐδομήσαντο καὶ θυσίαις ἐτίμησαν καὶ ἑορτὰς ἀπεκλήρωσαν, οὐ Σπαρτιάται μόνοι καὶ Ἀθηναῖοι, ἀλλὰ καὶ ξύμπασα ἡ Ἑλλὰς καὶ τῆς Εὐρώπης τὰ πλεῖστα.

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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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