# Graecarum affectionum curatio 8.23

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

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/8.23

Ὅτι δὲ ἐπὶ τῶν Ὁμήρου χρόνων οὐδέπω οὗτος τῆς θεοποιΐας ἐτετυχήκει, μάρτυς ὁ ποιητής, οὐ τὸν Ἀσκληπιόν, ἀλλὰ τὸν Παιήονα δείξας τὰ τοῦ Ἄρεως θεραπεύσαντα τραύματα· δεῖ γὰρ τουτουσὶ τοὺς θεοὺς καὶ τραύματα ἔχειν καὶ ἰατρούς· Καὶ τὸν Μαχάονα δὲ οὐ θεοῦ λέγει υἱὸν οὐδέ γε ἡμιθέου, ἀλλ' ἰατροῦ· ἔφη γάρ· φῶτ' Ἀσκληπιοῦ υἱὸν ἀμύμονος ἰητῆρος.

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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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