ARISTOTLE 



755 a , , V / 



/cat 01) Sia 7rp6a(l>vatv ovSefilav. to S' airiov 



TTapaTrXrjGiov orrep inl Trjs ^u^mtjs" Kal yap rj ^u/xt] 



e/c jJiLKpd? jjLeydXr] yiverai tov /xev arepecDrepov 



vypaivofievov , rov 8' vypov TTvevp.arovix€vov. Srj- 



20 pnovpy^Z 8e tovto tj rov i/jv)(ikov Oepfiov (f)V(ng iv 

 ToZg ^ojot?/ ev Se rai? ^u/Ltat? i^ rou x^yiov rov 

 GvyKpadevros depfiorrjg. av^averai [xev ovv rd 

 (pd i^ dvdyKTjs jxev Sta ravrrjv rrjv alriav (e^^et 

 yap TTepLrrtopia ^u^tDSe?), X^P''^ ^^ ''"'^^ ^eXriovos' 

 ev rals varepais ydp dSvvarov avroZs Xajji^dveiv 



25 oXrjv rrjv cCv^rjaiv Bid rr]v rcov ^(pcov TToXvroKiav 

 rovrcov. Bid rovro ydp Kal puKpd TrdpiTTav diroKpi- 

 verai /cai Tap^eiai/ Xajx^avei rrfv av^rjaiv, p,iKpd jxev 

 Bid rd arevoxojprj rrjv varepav eivai rrpos rd rrXrjdos 

 ru>v cpu)v, ra^v B ottcos jxt) xP^^^C^^'^^^ ^^ ''"U 

 yevdaei Trepi rrjv av^rjaiv ^Beiprjrai rd yevos, eiret 



.30 /cat vvv rd ttoAAo, <f>deiperai rcov CKriKrop^vcov 

 Kvqjjidrojv. Biovep TToXvyovov iari rd yevo? rd 

 rcov ixOvojv dvafxax^raL ydp rj (f)vai9 rco TTXrjdei 

 rrjv (pBopdv. elal Be rives ot Biap prjyvvvr ai rajv 

 IxQvcjJv, otov rj KaXovjJLevrj ^eXovrj, Bid rd jxeyedog 

 rcjv (pcov avrrj ydp dvri rov noXXd jxeydXa rd 



35 Kvrjpiara lax^i'' tov ydp ttXtjOovs rj (f)vcrig d(f)eXovaa 

 TTpoaedrjKe rrpds rd jxeyedog. 

 "On fjiev ovv av^dverai re /cat St' rjv alriav rra 

 755 b Tptauja rcJbv cpaJv, e'lprjrai. 



^ wots coni. Piatt. - i 



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7J -;• 



" Such as an umbilical cord. 



'' Or " becoming inflated with pneuma." Cf. 762 a 19. 



" Lit., " of the natural substance of the soul-heat " (a 

 periphrasis). " Cf. 739 b 23, n. 



" Cf. H.A. 567 h 23. One of the " pipe-fishes," perhaps 

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