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ev rol^ (TKiepols, ov a>)V d\\d Kal iv Tots' //-) 

 roiovroiv OafjLvw^(i<; Be pdfiBois eTrereiois av^a- 

 vouevais a ^XP L T ^ ? $v\\oppoia$ ei? /AtJKOs, elra 

 aerd ravra el^ Tra^o?* TO Se 1/^05 Tcuy pdj3Ba)i> 

 ov [Meya \iav a\\a real /uaX^crra 005 e^dTnj^v- 



<yepav$pv(i)v ocrov 



TO e %v\ov %avvov KOL Kov<poi> 

 repiwvi^v Se e^ov jj.a\aK/]V, Mare 84' o\ov teal 

 Koi\alvea8ai Ta? pdfiBov^, e wv KOI Ta? /SarcTrj- 

 puas TTOIOVCTI, Ta? fcoixfras. ^rfpavOev Be la"%vpbv 

 teal dyijpwv eav /3pe%r)7ai, K.CLV TJ \e\o7THTfjLevov' 

 \OTTL^erai Se avro^arov ^^paivop-evov. pL%as 8e 

 %i fjierecopovs ov TroXXa? Be ovBe /ue^/aXa?. 

 5 (pv\\ov Be TO /.teis /caO' eKacrrov fjLa\a.Kov, Trpo- 



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Be KOI 'TT\aTv~repov Kal TrepKbepeartpov K /jie 

 KOL Kara)0ev, TO 8' a/cpov ei? 6v /zaXXoi/ 

 KVK\(t) 5' e%o^ %apayfj.6v TO 8e o\ov, Trepl 

 jjLicr-^ov Tra^vv KOL lvci)Br) a>crai> K\WVLOV rd 

 ev9ev rd Be ZvOev Kara <yovu Kal av^vyiav net^v- 

 KCLGI rwv <f)v\\a)v Sie^ovra arc a\\ij\wi>, ev Be 

 e{; a/cpov rov /JLLO-^OV. vrrepvOpa Be rd $v\\a 

 eTrieLKWs Kal ^avi'a Kal aapKcoBrj' (j)v\\oppoel 

 Be rouro o\ov, Biorrep $v\\ov av ris elrroi TO o\ov. 

 e%ovcn Be Kal ol /cXw^e? ol veoi ywvoeLorj nva. 



6 TO 5' av6o$ \eVKOV K UlKpWV \VKO)V 7TO\\0)1' 



7rl rfi rov {Jbicr^ov a^icreL KiypiwBes' evw^iav 



1 itfptKf<f>a\aias, some part of a ship's prow : so Pollux. 

 a Kairup6s conj. Sch.; Kal vvpyos U (?) ; /col nvppds V; 

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M. 8 Sc. pith. 



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