764 a 



ARISTOTLE 



exovTog ra rov d-qXeog iravTa, rov Se ra rov iip- 

 p€vo?, KaOdirep elg /ca/xivov €ts rrjv varlpav redeirj, 

 TO /xev exov varepav els Oepixrjv, to Se [Jbrj e^ov eiV 

 ifjvxpoiv, ecrrat drjXv to ovk ^xov voTepav Kal dppev 



20 TO ^xov. TOVTo 8' dSvvaTov. waTe TavTTj ye 

 ^iXriov dv XeyoL ArjfjLOKpiTOS' t,rjTel yap TavT7]s ttjs 

 yeveaecos ttjv hia(f)opdv^ Kal neipaTai Xeyeiv el 8e 

 KaXdJg rj jXTj KaXdJs, eTepos Xoyos. dXXd [xrjv Kav 

 el^ Tcbv jjioplcov TTJg Sia^opa? aiTtov rj depfioTrjg Kal 



25 rj i/jvxpoTrjs , tovto XeKTeov rjv tols eKeivws Xeyov- 

 aiv TOVTO ydp eoTiv d>s elrrelv to Xeyecv Trepl 

 yeveaecog dppevos Kal d-qXeos' tovtols^ ydp Sia^epet 

 cf)avepd)S- ov puKpov Se* epyov to dir" eKeivqs ttjs 

 dpxT)S TTepl Trjs yeveaecos toutojv tojv fjLoplwv Tr]v 

 alTtav avvayayelv , d)S dvayKalov^ dKoXovdeZv ifjvxo- 

 jjLevo) [lev Tcp t,4>cp yiveadai tovto to fjLopiov rjv 



30 KaXovatv voTepav, depixaLvofxevcp Se fxrj yiveadai. 

 Tov avTov Se Tpoirov Kal Trepl tcov ets" Trjv opuXiav 

 (TvvTeXovvTOiv pLopicxiv Kal ydp raura 8ia(f)epei, 

 Kaddrrep eiprjTai irpoTepov. 



"Eti Se yiveTai hihvfxa drjXv Kal dppev a/xa iv 

 TO) avTO) fxopio) TToXXdKis Trjg vuTepas, Kal Tovd^ 



^ 8ia(j)opds T')7i' yeveaiv coni. Piatt. 



2 ft PSYZ : 2? vulg. 



^ TovTOLs Peck : tovto vulg. 



* 8c Piatt : re vulg. * <ov> coni. Piatt. 



" Viz., primarily testes and uterus, not the parts employed 

 in intercourse ; these are mentioned separately, 11. 30-32 

 below. See also 716 a 35-b 3. 



* Empedocles'. Aristotle seems to assume all through 

 this discussion that according to Empedocles the funda- 

 mental difference between male and female was one of heat 

 374 



