Προμηθεὺς καὶ Ἄνθρωποι.
Προμηθεὺς κατὰ πρόσταξιν τοῦ Διὸς ἀνθρώπους ἔπλασε καὶ θηρία. Ὁ δὲ Ζεὺς θεασάμενος πολλῷ πλείονα τὰ ἄλογα ζῷα, ἐκέλευσεν αὐτὸν τῶν θηρίων τινὰ διαφθείραντα ἀνθρώπους μετατυπῶσαι. Τοῦ δὲ τὸ προσταχθὲν ποιήσαντος, συνέβη τοὺς ἐκ τούτων πλασθέντας τὴν μὲν μορφὴν ἀνθρώπων ἔχειν, τὰς δὲ ψυχὰς θηριώδεις.
Ἔλεγχον ὁ μῦθος ἔχει πρὸς ἄνδρας θηριώδεις καὶ ὀργίλους.
Referência do texto grego (Halm 383):
HALM, Karl (ed.). Aisōpeiōn mythōn synagōgē / Fabulae Aesopicae Collectae. Leipzig: Teubner, 1872, p. 186-187. Edição digital disponível na Perseus Digital Library, com correções incidentais. URL: https://cts.perseids.org/read/greekLit/tlg0096/tlg002/First1K-grc1. Acesso em 24.apr.2023.
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