THEOPHRASTUS 



tear opOpov, KOLVOV t/Saro? /cal dve/jiov 



27 "E(7T Be o-yfiela ev r)\lq> KOI crekrjvr), ra ^ev 

 fjiekava vSaros ra & epvOpa Trvev/JLaros. eav Be 

 /cal 6 yu-et? ftopeiov 6Vro? opOos elcrrtj/crj, %e(j)vpoi 

 eltoOaaiv eTmrvelv KOI o fjirjv %ei,fjLpivbs Biarekel. 

 orav jJiev r) Kepaia <r) ava rov fjLyvos 7riKVTTTy, 

 ftopeios 6 /ACL?' orav 8' rj KarwOev, VOTIOS' eav 8' 

 opOos KOI /jur] /caXco? yKerc\ijji6i>os ^XP 1 TTpa-%o<$ 

 KOI ei>fcvfc\o<;, eiwde i^d%iv fi\pi Si%ofjLi]V 



cbv vBcop TrvpcoSrjs 



28 AWviai /cal vr)rrai [Trrepvyi^ovo-ai] teal ciypicu 

 KOI rtOaaaal vBwp /JLCV crrjfAalvovo-i, 

 Trrepvyi^ovorai, Be dve/jiov. ol /cen 

 ovo-rjs OTTOI av TreTwvrai av6/j,ov 

 <TTpov6ol %ei,/jL(*)vos a<' eaTrepas Oopvpovvres rj 

 fj,ra/3o\r)V (T^^alvovaiv rj v8a)p veriov. 

 CLTTO 6a\d(T(jr]^ TreToyu-e^o? /cal 

 arj/jieiov earr /cal 6'Xa>9 ftowv 



29 Kuwz/ KV\iv$ov/jivo<; xa/Jial fjueyeflos dve/jiov 

 dpd-^via TroXXa ^epo^eva Trvevfjia r) 

 crrj/juaivei. rj afJLTrwn^ fibpeiov Trvev/jia 

 , TT\rjf.ifjivpa Be vbriov. eav jj^ev yap etc 

 ftopeiwv 7r\7]jjL/Avpa tf/cr), et? VOTIOV fJLeTa(3d\\ei, 

 eav S' e/c voriwv d^Trcoris yivijTai, et? /Bopeiov 



1 Plin. 18. 343 suggests that this is the meaning : text 

 perhaps defective, cf. Verg. Georg. 1. 445. 



2 cf. 38. 



3 Lit. 'the crescent moon has a northerly character.' i/ 

 &i>a> add. Furl. 



