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title: Epigrams
title_greek: Ἐπιγράμματα
author: Crates of Thebes II
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# Epigrams

*Ἐπιγράμματα*

**Author:** Crates of Thebes II

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## Text

### 7.326.(p1)

ΚΡΑΤΗΤΟΣ ΘΗΒΑΙΟΥ Ταῦτ’ ἔχω, ὅσς’ ἔμαθον καὶ ἐφρόντισα καὶ μετὰ Μουσῶν σέμν’ ἐδάην· τὰ δὲ πολλὰ καὶ ὄλβια τῦφος ἔμαρψεν.

### 9.497.(p1)

ΚΡΑΤΗΤΟΣ Ἔρωτα παύει λιμός· εἰ δὲ μή, χρόνος· ἐὰν δὲ μηδὲ ταῦτα τὴν φλόγα σβέσῃ, θεραπεία σοι τὸ λοιπὸν ἠρτήσθω βρόχος.

### 10.104.(p1)

ΚΡΑΤΗΤΟΣ ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΟΥ Χαῖρε, θεὰ δέσποιν’, ἀνδρῶν ἀγαθῶν ἀγάπημα, Εὐτελίη, κλεινῆς ἔγγονε Σωφροσύνης· σὴν ἀρετὴν τιμῶσιν, ὅσοι τὰ δίκαι’ ἀσκοῦσιν ...

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