---
title: Fragments on Love and Decorum
title_greek: Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Ἔρωτος καὶ Εὐσχημοσύνης
author: Crates the Comic Poet
eul_wid: dac-ac
eul_aid: dac
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/grc/crates-the-comic-poet/love-decorum"
canonical_json: "https://eulogikon.org/data/works/grc/crates-the-comic-poet-love-decorum-dac-ac.json"
sha256: "2696cabd82bb1a2bc27450925e578711160d0bf82f5bf46e7ce83ea60d3aa416"
period: Classical
dialect: Attic Comedy
domain: Comedy
format: Verse
license: CC0-1.0
---

# Fragments on Love and Decorum

*Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Ἔρωτος καὶ Εὐσχημοσύνης*

**Author:** Crates the Comic Poet

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## Text

### book 1

cὲ δὲ χρὴ cιγᾶν μηδ’ ἀναγρύζειν.

### book 2

⏑–⏑⏑–⏑ καὶ μάλιcτ’ ἀφροδιcίοιc ἀθύρμαcιν· ἡδὺ γὰρ κἀκεῖνο τὸ δρᾶν, λέγε‐[ln_5]cθαι δ’ οὐ καλόν 〈ἐcτιν〉.

### book 3.1

ἀνδριcτὶ μιμεῖcθαι

### book 3.2

φωνήν.

### book 4

ἀναcτῶ.

### book 5

ἀντάκουε νῦν ἐμοῦ.

### book 6

‚ἄναλτοc χύτρα‛.

## License and provenance

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