# Fragmenta (Silli et De natura) 26

Xenophanes, Fragmenta (Silli et De natura), Fragment 26. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/xenophanes-poet-phil/fragmenta-silli-et-de-natura/26

πηγὴ δ' ἐστὶ θάλασσ' ὕδατος, πηγὴ δ' ἀνέμοιο· οὔτε γὰρ ἐν νέφεσιν <πνοιαί κ' ἀνέμοιο φύοιντο> <ὀμβροφυέσσιν> ἔσωθεν ἄνευ πόντου μεγάλοιο οὔτε ῥοαὶ ποταμῶν οὔτ' αἰ<θέρος> ὄμβριον ὕδωρ, ἀλλὰ μέγας πόντος γενέτωρ νεφέων ἀνέμων τε καὶ ποταμῶν.

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Xenophanes Poet. Phil., Fragmenta (Silli et De natura). 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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