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‘ τις, φησὶν Ἀριστοτέλης, ὅτι οὐδαμοῦ τῆς Ἰλιάδος Ὅμηρος ἐποίησε Μενελάῳ συγκοιμωμένην παλλακίδα, πᾶσι δοὺς γυναῖκας. κοιμῶνται γοῦν παρ᾽ αὐτῷ καὶ οἱ γέροντες μετὰ γυναικῶν, Νέστωρ καὶ Φοῖνιξ. οὐ γὰρ ἦσαν οὗτοι ἐκλελυμένοι τοῖς σώμασιν ἐν τοῖς τῆς νεότητος χρόνοις ἢ διὰ μέθης ἢ δἰ ἀφροδισίων ἢ καὶ διὰ τῆς ἐν ταῖς ἀδηφαγίαις ἀπεψίας, ὥστε εἰκότως ἔρρωντο τῷ γήρᾳ. ἔοικεν οὖν ὁ Σπαρτιάτης αἰδεῖσθαι γαμετὴν οὖσαν τὴν
[p. 10] Ἑλένην, ὑπὲρ ἧς καὶ τὴν στρατείαν ἤθροισεν
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