PLINTi': NATURAL HISTORY 



Larisa, Gomphi, Thebae Thessalae, nemus Pteleon, 

 sinus Pagasicus, oppidum Pagasa, idem postea 

 Demetrias dictum, Tricca, Pharsah campi cum civi- 

 tate libera, Crannon, Iletia. montes Phthiotidis 

 Nvmphaeus quondam topiario naturae opere spec- 

 tabihs, Buzvgaeus, Donacoessa, Bromiaeus, Daphusa, 



30 Chimarone, Athamas, Stephane. in Thessalia quat- 

 tuor atque triginta, quorum nobiUssimi Cercetii, 

 Olvmpus Pierius, Ossa, cuius ex adverso Pindus et 

 Othrys Lapitharum scdes, hi ad occasum vergentes, 

 ad ortus PeHus, omnes theatraH modo inflexi, caveatis 

 ante eos lxxv urbibus. flumina ThessaUae Api- 

 danus, Phoenix, Enipeus, Onochonus, Pamisus, fons 

 Messeis, lacas Bocbeis, et ante cunctos claritate 

 Penius ortus iuxta Gomphos interque Ossam et 

 Olympum ncmorosa convalle defluens D stadiis, 



31 dimidio eius spati navigabiHs. in eo cursu Tempe 

 vocant v passuum longitudine et ferme sesquiiugeri 

 latitudine ultra visum hominis attollentibus se dextra 

 laevaque leniter convexis iugis intus vaUe luco ^ viri- 

 dante. hac ^ labitur Penius, vitreus calculo, amoe- 

 nus circa ripas gramine, canorus avium concentu. 

 accipit amnem Orcon, nec recipit, sed olei modo 

 supematantem, ut dictum est Homero, brevi spatio 



* Dtilejsen : sua luce (silva late Mayhoff). 



* ac Mayhoff. 



" The iugerum was about two-thirds of an acre, but was 

 measured in an oblong 240 ft. iong by 120 ft. broad, so that 

 hcrc prcsumably ita brcadth is meant, making tho gorge 160 ft. 

 across. 



" II. II. 751 ff. 



01 T a.y.(}> ifnpTov TiTapTjCTio»' (pya viyLovro, 

 6s p <s llijveio»' irpotti KaX^tppoov vScup, 



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