THEOPHRASTUS 



TeTdpTTjv 8e Tijv AlviaviKijv ')(^et.p(,(TT7]v Se rrjv T( 

 liapvaacaKTjv Koi Tr}v J^v^oIkijv koI yap o^dohet' 

 /cal rpa^eia<i koX Ta')(y a-rjireaOaL. ire pi he rf]' 

 ^ApKa8iK7]<; aKenreov. 



^Ya'xyporara he tmv ^vKcov iarl ra ao^a Ka 

 Xeia' KoX rfi o-yjrei Se ravTa KukXicrTa. o^coSi 

 Se yiverai to, KaKor po<^r}devTa Kal ijrot -^^eifjUMv 

 TTiecrdevTa rj Kal akXo) rivl roLomtp' to jaf 

 6\ov rr]if TToXvo^tav elvat evheiav €VTpo(f)La<i 

 orav he KaKorpotpijaavTa avaXd^rj irdXiv Kal ev 

 adevijarj, avfi^alvei KaraTriveaOai rov<i o^ov^ 

 VTTO T7]<i 7repi<pvcrea)<;' evrpo(j)ovv yap Kal av 

 ^avopevov dvaXa/M^dvei Kal iroXXdKL^ e^coOei 

 p,ev Xelov to ^vXov Siatpovpevov 8e 6^(bSe< 

 e(f)dv7]. 8t' Kal aKOTrovvrat roiv cr^icrrcot' ra' 

 p,rjTpa<i' iav yap avrat exfoo-iv o^ovf, o^toSr) Ka 

 TO, eKTQf;' Kal ovroc, ■x^aXeircoTepoi, roiv e/cTO<? Ka 

 (pavepoL. 



VivovTaL he Kal al airelpau Sia '^eip.cova<i n 

 Kal KaKOTpo<f)Lav. aireipa^ he KaXovcriv orav i 

 (TVcrrpo<prj ti<; ev avrfj p,ec^o)V Kal kvkXoi<{ irepi 

 e'X^opAvr] TrXecocnv oud' watrep 6 6^o<i dirXcb'i ovd 

 o)9 'q ovXoTr]^; rj ev avTa> rw ^vXcp' hi oXov ydf 

 7rG)9 avTT] Kal opaXl^ovaa- %a\e7r(UTeyooy hi 

 rovTO rroXi) Kal hvarepyorepov rcov o^aiv. eoLKi 

 he 7Tapa7rX7]criQ)<; Kal f09 ev Tol<i XiOoL^ eyyivecrda, 



^ A river which flows into the Propontis on the Asiatic 

 side. 



"^ Near Mount Oeta. Alviaviic7}y conj. Palm, from Plin 

 I.e.; alayiKiiv P^Ald.H. 



' ravTO, K(ix\i(na- o^aiSri Se conj. Seal.; TaffTO kuI fidKiirro 

 o^wSt] yiy. Ald.H. ; TouTa fidKiffra- o^coStj Se 71V. U. 



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