# Graecarum affectionum curatio 9.46

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 9. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/9.46

Ὅτι μὲν οὖν ὁ φιλόσοφος κοινὰς εἶναι τὰς γυναῖκας ἐκέλευσε, μακρῶν οὐ δεῖ λόγων εἰς ἔλεγχον. Αὐτὸς γὰρ δὴ διαρρήδην νενομοθέτηκε καὶ τῆς κοινῆς ξυνουσίας τὴν ἀνάγκην ἐπινενόηκεν. Κοινῇ γάρ, ἔφη, οἰκοῦντες καὶ κοινῇ ἑστιώμενοι καὶ γυμναζόμενοι, ὑπὸ τῆς ἐμφύτου ἐπιθυμίας πρὸς τὴν ἀλλήλων μῖξιν ὠθήσονται. Καὶ τοῦτο δὴ κοινοὺς τοὺς τικτομένους ἀποφαίνει, ἀδεῶς ἑκάστου ταῖς προστυχούσαις ὁμιλούντων καὶ οἰκεῖά γε νομιζόντων τὰ ὑπὸ τούτων τικτόμενα.

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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/.