ARISTOTLE 



765 a 



opx^i'? ovK exovra, Kaddrrep ra [jlt] e^ovra rroSag, 

 OLOv TO re tcov ly^dvwv yevos koI to rwv 6(f)eaiv. 



35 To fxkv ovv depfjLOTTjTa Kal xjjvxpoTrjra alriav 

 OLcadai rov appevos /cat rod OrjXeos, /cat to ttjv 

 765 b aTTO/cpiCTiv aTro raJv Se^icov yiveadai 7} t(Jl>v apL- 



arepcbv, e^^i rivd Xoyov depfiorepa yap ra Se^ta 

 rov aoipcarog rcjv dpiorepaiv , /cat to aTripfxa ro 

 TTeTTepnievov deppiorepov, rocovrov 8e ro avvearos, 

 yovipuxirepov he ro avvearog pboXKov. aAAa Xiav 

 5 ro Xeyeiv ovrco Troppcodev ecrrtv airreudaL rrjs 

 atria's, Set 8' oVt p^dXiara Trpoadyeiv e/c rd)v ev8e)(o- 

 fievcov eyyvs rwv Trpcorcov alriwv. 



Hepl [xev ovv oXov re^ rov awfiaros Kal raJv 

 fioplcov, ri re eKaarov eari /cat 8ta tiV alriav, e'i- 

 pr^rai -rrporepov ev erepois. dX}\ iiTel ro dppev /cat 



10 TO drjXv Sicopiarai 8vvdp.eL rtvl /cat dhvvapia {ro 

 fjbev yap Swdpcevov rrerreiv /cat aui^ioravat re /cat 

 CKKpiveiv aireppia e^ov rr^v dpx'^v rov etSovg dppev 

 Xeyoi 8' dp)(rjv ov rrjv roiavrrjv e^ rjs coairep vXrjg 

 yiverai roiovrov olov ro yevvdJv, aAAa rrjv KLvovaav 

 Trpcorrjv, edv r ev avro) eav r ev dXXcp rovro 



15 Sui^Tat TTOieZv ro Se he)(6puevov puev dhvvarovv he 



"^ T€ PY : om. vulg. 



<• See 716 b 14 f. 



* Thus the semen which comes from the right side vrill he 

 hotter. <= Cf. above, 747 a 5 flF. 



■^ And therefore, of course, capable of producing males. 



* Compare the method described in Physics, 184 a 10 if. 

 ^ In the Parts of Animals and in the first book of the 



Generation of Animals. 



" Dynamis : see Tntrod. § 30. 

 384. 



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