THEOPHRASTUS 



IIvKvoraTa fiev ovv SoKet koL /SapvTara ttw^o? 

 elvai Kol e^evo^' ovSe yap ovS" eVi tov v8aTO<i 

 ravT emvet. koX 7) fiev 7rv^o<; 6\r}, t?}<? Be e^evov 

 7) firjrpa, iv j/ koX rj tov '^pco/naTO'i iari fieXavi'a. 

 TMV S' aWcov 6 X&)T09. TTVKVOv Be Koi rj T7]<i 8pv6<; 

 /ji'qrpa, fjv KoXovai /xeXdvSpvov koX en fidWov rj 

 TOV KVTiaov irapofioia yap avTrj hoKsl Trj i^evM 

 elvai. 



2 MeXay Be a(f>6Bpa kuI ttvkvov to tj}? Tep- 

 fiLvdov -Tvepl yovv Xvpiav ixeXdvTepov (fiaatv 

 elvai T?79 i/Sevov koI €K tovtov yap kuI Ta9 

 Xa/3a9 Ta>v iyx^eipLBlcov iroielcrdai, Topveveadai 

 Be e^ avTcov Kol KvXiKa<i S^jpixXetov^, coaTe 

 firjBeva av BiayvMvai 7rpo<i Ta<i Kepafxea^' Xafi- 

 ^dveiv Be to eyKapBiov Belv Be aXei(f)€iP to 

 ^vXov ovTO) yap yiveadai Kol koXXiov Kal 

 fxeXavTepov. 



Wivat Be Kal aXXo tl BevBpov, dpa tj} jxeXavia 

 Kal TTOLKiXiav TLva e^ei virepvOpov, wcrre elvai 

 Tr)V o-yfriv waav e^evov TroiKiX'q<i' Troieiadat 8' e^ 

 avTov Kal KXLva<i Kal BL(f>pov<; Kal to, dXXa to, 

 (TTTovBa^ofxeva. to <B€> BevBpov fieya (T<f)6Bpa 

 Kal KaX6(f)vXXov elvai ofioiov rat? d'rrLoi'i. 



3 TavTa fiev ovv d/xa ttj fieXavia Kal ttvkvo- 

 TrjTa e%et. ttvkvov Be Kal 77 acfiivBafivof Kal 

 r) ^vyia Kal oX(W9 rrdvTa to, ovXa' Kal rj iXda 

 Be Kal 6 KOTLVO^;, dXXa Kpavpa. puava Be tmv 

 fiev dypLcov Kal epe'^lficov to, eXdTLva fidXiaTa, 



cf. Arist. Meteor. 4. 7 ad Jin. 



cf. 1. 6. 1. 3 cf. 3. 15. 3. 



Probably so called from their resemblance in shape and 



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