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title: Fragments Against Sophists
title_greek: Ἀποσπάσματα πρὸς Σοφιστάς
author: Hermias of Cyrene
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period: Hellenistic
dialect: Koine (frg)
domain: Poetry
format: Verse
license: CC0-1.0
---

# Fragments Against Sophists

*Ἀποσπάσματα πρὸς Σοφιστάς*

**Author:** Hermias of Cyrene

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## Text

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Ἀκούσατ’, ὢ Στώακες, ἔμποροι λήρου, λόγων ὑποκριτῆρες, οἳ μόνοι πάντα τἀν τοῖς πίναξι, πρίν τι τῷ σοφῷ δοῦναι, αὐτοὶ καταρροφεῖτε, κᾆθ’ ἁλίσκεσθε ἐναντία πρήσσοντες οἷς τραγῳδεῖτε.

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