Acts of Thomas 116:1
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Work: Acts of Thomas
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Acts of Thomas — Bernhard Pick 1909 English translation
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While Charis was speaking thus with tears, Mygdonia sat silent and looked on the ground. He came near and said, “My most beloved lady Mygdonia, remember that of all the women in India I selected thee as the most beautiful and took thee, although I could have married others, more beautiful than thee. But no, I lie, Mygdonia. For by the gods it is impossible to find one like thee in the land of the Indians. Woe to me ever, that thou dost not even answer me! Abuse me, if it pleases thee, but speak. Look at me (and see), that I am by far better and more beautiful than that sorcerer. I have riches …
- Source
- Acts of Thomas — Bernhard Pick 1909 English translation
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- Public domain
- Reading language
- eng
- Source language
- grc
- Completeness
- Pick 1909 chapters 1-170 as supplied by the staged batches (148 paragraphs). Chapters not printed or not staged (e.g. 142-149) are absent; nothing is reconstructed. The shorter ANF VIII Acts of Thomas packet (anf_acts_thomas) was not used.
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