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ARISTOTLE 



5 T7JV apxfjv- SrjXov 8e tovto cttl roiv eKTeixvo^evcov 



Tov yevvTjTLKOv yap [xopiov 8ta00etpo/zevou fjiovov 



oXt) crx^^ov 7] p.op(f)7] avfifieTa^aXXet roaovrov cocrre 



r) drjXv SoKeXv elvat rj fiiKpov aTToAetVetv, cu? ov 



Kara to TV)(pv pLopiop ouSe /card rrjv Tv^ovaav 



10 Svvafiiv drjXv ov Kal dppev to ^a)ov. (f)av€p6v ovv 



oTL apxTj Ti? ovaa (jtaiveTai to 6rjXv /cat to appev 



TToXXa yovv avfijjieTa^dXXeL fxeTa^aXXovTCov fi drjXv 



/cat dppev, ojs o.px'fjs jJieTaTTLTTTOvarjs . 



Ill "E;)(et 8e TO, TTepl Tovg op^eis /cat rds" vaTepas 



ovx ojJiOLCos TTaai rot? evaipiOLS t^wois, koI TrpcoTOV 



15 TO, TTepl Tous" opx^is Tolg dppeatv. to, p,ev yap 



oXcOS OpX^LS OVK eX^t Tcbv TOCOVTCOV t,a>iJL>V, otov TO 



T€ Tcov Ixdvcov yevos /cat to tcov o(j)ecov, dXXd 

 TTopovs ixovov hvo aTTepfiaTLKovs' rd 8' ex^L /xev 

 opxeis, ivTos 8' ex^L tovtovs irpos tjj 6a<f>VL /card 



TTjV TCOV Ve(f)pCOV X^P^^> ^'"'O ^^ TOVTOiV cKaTepov 



20 TTopoVy voairep ev tols p-rj exovaiv opx^LS, avvaTT- 

 TOVTas els ev, KaOdirep /cat err' eKeivwv, otov 61 re 

 opvides TTavTes Kal rd (pOTOKQVVTa TeTpdiroha tcov 

 Sexop^evcov tov depa Kal TrXevpiova exovTCov Kal 

 yap TavTa TrdvTa evTos e;)^et Trpos ttj oa(f)UL tovs 



6pX€t,S, Kal Svo TTOpOVS aTTO TOVTCOV 6p.OLCOS TOt? 



25 6(j>eaLV, olov aavpoi Kal ;)^eAcovat /cat to. c^oXiScoTa 



° In this passage Aristotle prefigures the distinction made 

 to-day between primary sex-characters, i.e., the genital organs 

 themselves including testis or ovary ; and the secondary sex- 

 characters, e.g., the cock's comb or the hen's special feather- 

 ing, which, as is now known, depend on the secretion of the 



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