# Graecarum affectionum curatio 8.16

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

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/8.16

Ἵνα γὰρ τὴν ἄλλην αὐτοῦ πᾶσαν ἀκρασίαν παρῶ, φασὶν αὐτὸν ἐν μιᾷ νυκτὶ πεντήκοντα μιγῆναι παρθένοις, τὸν τρίτον καὶ δέκατον ἴσως ἀγωνισάμενον ἆθλον· ἀπόχρη δὲ καὶ τοῦτο δηλῶσαι πᾶσαν τὴν τοῦ βίου προαίρεσιν. Καὶ μέντοι καὶ τοῦ βίου τὸ τέλος διὰ τοιαύτην ἀκρασίαν πρὸ τῆς ὥρας ὑπέμεινεν. Ὁμόζυγα γὰρ ἔχων τὴν Δηϊάνειραν, ξυνήφθη μὲν ἄλλῃ δι' ἔρωτα, ὑπὸ δὲ τῆς προτέρας παρὰ γνώμην ἐπεβουλεύθη·

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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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