Clmp. G3.] MOUMOHION Ott PBOMNIOX. 453 



Leucopoccilos* 9 is white, variegated with drops of vermilion of 

 a golden hue. Libanochrus strongly resembles frankincense, 

 and yields a liquid like honey. Limoniatis 71 would appear to 

 be the same as smaragdus ; and r ;ll that we find said about 

 liparea 72 is, that employed in the form of a fumigation, it al- 

 lures all kinds of wild beasts. Lysimachos resembles llhodian 

 marbje, with veins of gold : in polishing it, it is reduced very 

 considerably in size, in order to remove all defects. Leuco- 

 chrysos 73 is a kind of chrysolithos interspersed with white. 



CHAP. 03. MEMNOXIA. MEDIA. HF.CONITIS. MITHUAX. MO- 

 KOCHTHOS. MOUMOllION OR HlOMNION. MUTlRlilTIS. 31YK- 

 MKC1AS. aiYKSINITlS. MKSOLEUCOS. MESOMELAS. 



What kind of stone memnonia 74 is, we do not find men- 

 tioned. Medea" is a black stone, said to have been discovered 

 by the Medea 76 of fable : it has veins of a golden lustre, and 

 yields a liquid like saifron in colour and with a vinous flavour. 

 Meconitis 71 strongly resembles poppies. Mithrax 78 comes from 

 Persia and the mountains of the lied Sea : it is of numerous 

 colours, and reflects various tints when exposed to the sun/ 9 

 Morochthos K is a stone of a leek-green colour, from which a milk 

 exudes. Morrnorion bl is a transparent stone from India, of a 

 deep black colour, and known also as " promnion/' When it 

 has a mixture of the colour 8 ' of carbunculus, it is from Alex- 

 andria ; and when it shares that of sarda, 83 it is a native of 

 Cyprus. It is found also at Tyrus and in Galatia ; and, ac- 

 cording to Xenocrates, it has been discovered at the foot of the 



M ' Variolated with while." 7U " Yellow incense." 



71 "Meadow-preen alone." 72 "Fut stone." 



73 " White gold." Aj:uson thinks lhal this may have been either a sub- 

 variely of Ilyalin amethystine quartz, H yellow quartz or false topaz, or 

 else an unctuuus, white quartz, either opaque or transparent. 

 7 * 4< Stone of Memium." 



75 This reading teeing preferable to "Media," given by the Bambcrg 

 and some other MSS. 



76 The enchantress of Colchis. The stone,' no doubt was as fabulous as 

 the enchantress. 77 "Poppy stone." 



78 For the origin of this name, see " Eumithres," in Chapter 58, Note 

 22. 7a It was probably a kind of Opal. 



80 The reading berc is very doubtful. 



* l This reading also is doubtful : it is probably an Eastern word. Ac- 

 cording to some authorities, this stone was a dark-brown rock crystal. 

 Ajussou identifies it with Schorl or black Tourmalin^ with a base of Mag- 

 nesia. h - K-d Tourmaline, possibly, or Kubellite. 



M Curnelian. Seu Chapter ol of this Book. 



