# Graecarum affectionum curatio 8.22

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

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/8.22

Ἀλλὰ καὶ οὕτω γε φύντα, ὡς εἴρηται, καὶ σωθέντα γε καὶ τραφέντα καὶ ἐμπρησθέντα, τοῖς ἄλλοις θεοῖς κατέλεξαν καὶ τεμένη γε καθωσίωσαν καὶ καθιέρωσαν βωμούς, καὶ λοιβῇ καὶ κνίσῃ, πάλαι μὲν προφανῶς, νῦν δὲ ἴσως ἐν παραβύστῳ, γεραίρετε καὶ τὰ τούτου ἀγάλματα θείας ἀξιοῦτε τιμῆς καὶ τὸν ἐνειλημένον αὐτῷ θαυμάζετε δράκοντα καὶ ξύμβολον εἶναι τῆς ἰατρικῆς φατε, ὅτι καθάπερ ἐκεῖνος ἀποδύεται τὸ γῆρας, οὕτως ἡ ἰατρικὴ τῶν νόσων ἐλευθεροῖ.

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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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