ARISTOTLE 



753 b 



T'^S" (fjXe^os reivovaiv, 6 fxev elg rov vfxeva rov 

 7T€pi€xovTa TO d))(p6v , 6 8' €T€pog €1? Tov vfxeva 

 TOP )^opio€tSrj,^ og kvkXco irepLexet to t,ojov' ecrrt 

 8' ovTog Trepl tov vfxeva tov tov ooTpaKov. 8td p,ev 

 O'uv OaTepov Xapi^dvei ttjv e/c tov (h^pov Tpo(f)yjv, 



25 TO 8' (jj^pov ytVerat ttXcov vypoTepov yap ytVerat 

 depiJiaLvofievov, 8et yap ttjv Tpo(f)r]v acopbaTaihit) 

 ovaav vypav elvai Kaddnep Tolg (f)VToZs, ^fj 8e to 

 TrpcoTov Kai ra ev Tolg cools yiyvopueva /cat to, iv 

 Totg t,ipoig (fiVTOV ^iov tco Tre^u/ceVat yap €K tlvos 

 XapL^dveL TTjv TTpwT'qv av^Tjaiv /cat Tpocjirjv. 6 8' 



30 eTepog o/x^aAos" Teivet elg to rreptexov x^pi^ov. 

 Set yap VTroXa^elv tol (Lotokov pieva t(x)V t,(i)(ov 

 rrpos piev to (v^pov ovTCog e^^iv \t6v v€ott6vY 

 OiGTrep TTpog ttjv purjTepa to. t,a)OTOKovp,eva epu^pva, 

 OTOV iv Tjj p.rjTpl fj, eTTet yap ovk €Kt p€(f>ovTai ye 

 iv Trj p,r]Tpl TO. (hoTOKovfieva, e/cAa/x^ap'et tl p.ipos 



35 avTTJs' TTpog 8e tov e^coTaTOj vpeva tov aipiaTioSrj 

 754 a cog irpog ttjv vaTcpav. dpia 8e Trepl re to w^pov 



/cat TO xopLov TO dvaXoyov Trj voTepa to ooTpaKov 

 tov cpov TTepL7Te<j>VKev, wcTTTep av ei rt? rrepLdeirj 

 TTepi T€ TO ep,Ppvov avTO /cat irepl tyjv pLiqTepa oXrjv. 

 ej^et 8' ovTcog, Stort Set to epi^pvov iv Trj vaTepa 

 5 etp-at /cat rrpog Trj purjTpL iv puev ovv Tolg l^coo- 

 TOKOvpbevoig rj voTepa iv Trj pbrjTpi ecrriv, iv he Tolg 



^ Xopoeihij vulg. ^ seclusit Sus. 



" Aristotle's two umbilical cords here are (1) the yolk-sac 

 stalk and (2) the allantois. See figure, p. 369. ^ 



" See above, 753 b 2, n. 1 



•= Cf. Harvey, " An egge is, as it were, an exposed womb ; ^ 

 wherein there is a substance concluded, as the Representative 

 and Substitute or Vicar of the breasts." 



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