ARISTOTLE 



761b 



rrjv dpxijv- KT^pvKeg Se Kal TTop<j>vpai koI ra 

 XeyojJieva Krjpid^eLV olov diTo aTrepjJLaTiKrjg (f>va€OJg 

 TTpotevTat fXV^wSeLS vyponqrag {cnrepiia 8' ovOev 

 TOVTOJV Set vo[xi,i^€iv, dXXd Kara rov elprjfxevov 



35 rpOTTOV p,€T€X€lV T7J? OpiOLOTrjrOS TOt? (f)VTOLS' StO 



/cat ytVerat ttXtjOo? rwv tolovtcov orav drra^ 

 762 a yevr^rai, tl, Trdvra fxev yap ravra Kal avrop-ara 



avpL^alvei yiveadai, Kara Xoyov 8e Kal vnap^dvrwv 

 (Twiaraadai pidXXov). TrepiyiyveadaL ydp tl Treplr- 

 TOJ/xa TTpos" eKdarcp rrjg dp)(rjg evXoyov, d(j) rjs'' 

 5 TTapa^XaardveL tojv Trapa^vofxevcjiiv eKaarov. evret 

 Se 7Tapa7TXr](jlav €)(€L rrjv Suvajxiv r] rpo(f)r] /cat to 

 TaxjTTj's TTepiTTCofia, (roy^ tojv kt] piat,6vTajv opboiov^ 

 eiKos eariv elvai ttj i^ dpxTjs^ avardcrei, [ouatav]"' 

 StoTrep evXoyov yiveadai Kal e/c TavT7]s.^ 



"Oaa 8e /XTjre Trapa^XaoTdvei iirjTe KrjpLdt,eL, 

 TOVTOJV Se TrdvTOJV rj yeveaig avTOfJuarog eoTiv. 

 10 irdvTa Se to, avvLaTapLCva tov Tpovov tovtov /cat 

 ev yfj Kal iv uSart (f)alveraL yivopueva jLiera arjipeais 

 Kal jjLtyvvfjievov tov ofx^piov vSaTos' dTTOKpLVO- 

 [xevov ydp tov yXvKeog els Tr]v avviaTap.evT]v apxf]v 

 TO irepLTTevov TOiavTTjv Aa/u-jSavet piop(j>iqv. ytVerat 

 S' ovdev arjTTOpLevov dXXd TTeTTopuevov r) Se arji/jtg 



1 df oS Piatt. 2 <^j5) Peck. 



^ ofioiov Peck : oftoiav vulg. * fort, t^? o-PX'ls ^^S- 



^ ovaiav om. Z, seel. A.-W. : pro ovalav coni. Piatt ti^v 

 TTapa^ucriv. 



* TTeptylyveadai (a 3) . . . rairrrjs om. 2. 



" The " honeycombs " are really the eggs of these 

 Gastropods, and Aristotle rightly recognizes their nature, as 

 against later scientists who regarded them as distinct species 

 of animals. 



"" As against none, in the case of spontaneous generation. 



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