760 a 



ARISTOTLE 



^€v (jvyyevovs Se yevovs' ycyvovrai yap ek rtov 

 rjyeiJiovcov. 8to Kal e^et dvdXoyov ttcos T] yeveai<s 

 avTcov ^[ot [xev yap rjyeixove? jxeyedei /xev ofjiOLOt 

 elat rols K'r)(l)rjaL, rco he Kevrpov €X€iv ralg [xeXir- 



15 rat? • at /xev ovv /xeAtrrat Kara rovr eoiKaaiv 

 avTols, ol Se Krj(f>'fjves Kara to fieyedog-] dvayKT] 

 yap Ti TTapaXXdrreiv, el jxr] Set del to avTo yevog 

 i^ eKdoTov yiveadai. tovto 8' dSvvaTov ttov yap 

 dv TO yevos -qyepiove? rjaav. at piev ovv jueAiTrat 

 /caro. Tr]V Swa/xtv avTol'S djpotojvTai [fcat Ta>^ 



20 TiKTeiv], ol 8e Krjcfjrjveg /cara to peyedos' [el 8 

 elxov Kal KevTpov, rjy€p,6ve? dv '^aav. vvv 8e tovto 

 AetVerat^ Trjg aTropta?*- ol yap -qyepoveg dp,(j)OTepoLS 

 eoLKaoLV ev tlo avTO) tols yeveai, to) p.ev KevTpov 

 cxei'V Tat? jLteAtTTat?, toj Be pbeyedet tol? Kr](f)rjaLV.]^ 

 dvayKalov 8e K-at tous" rjyepiovas ylveaOai eK tlvos. 



25 eirel ovv ovt e'/c TcJbv peXiTTcov ovt eK tcov 

 Krj(f)'qva>v , avTol? dva.yKalov Kal avTovs yevvdv. 

 [ytVov'Tat 8' errl TeAet ol KVTTapoi avTcbv Kal ov 

 TToAAoi Tov dpidpLov.Y ojOTe avpi^alveL tov? puev 



■ ^ in seqq. plurima irrepsisse videntur. at /ier ovv . . . 

 (leyedos om. 2. 



^ TO Y : TOV coni. A.-W. ; kol tw tiktciv seclusi. 



' AeAitrai coni. Piatt. 



* hie addit Y /cai rjBr] Ae'Aurai- to. npoeipTjixeva yap rj Aucti? 

 TTJs dnopias. 



^ seel. A.-\V. ® haee verba hie aliena. 



" The full explanation of this statement comes at 11. 27 ff. 



below, but owing to a number of interpolations in the text the 



clarity of the passage has become obscured. The dvaXoyla is : 



Kings can generate two kinds, their own and another 



(viz., kings and " bees ") ; 

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