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ever was." Later the three arts are regarded more 

 as forms of healthy recreation or, in the case 

 of Hunting, as useful preparation for the art of 

 war: Xenoph. Ci/n. 1. 18 eyw /xev ovv irapaivoy rots 

 veots firj Karacfipoveiv Kvvrjyeariwv /zr^Se tvJs aXXrjs 

 TraiScias' €k tovtcdv yap yiyvovrai rd eis tov iroXip-ov 

 ay aOoL 



In the Greek Anthology we have a series of 

 epigrams (A. P. vi. 11-16 and 179-187) in which 

 three brothers, Damis, a Hunter, Pigres, a Fowler, 

 Cleitor, a Fisher, make dedicatory offerings of the 

 instruments of their several crafts. 



1 . Fowling (^opvidevTiKi], i^evrcK-q, aucupium). The 

 methods of the Fowler are alluded to C. i. 64 ff., 

 H. i. 31 ff. ; iv. 120 ff. (where see notes). The 

 practice of Hawking is mentioned in Aristot. H.A. 

 620 a 32 kv 8e Qp(^Kr] ry KaXovfxkvQ iroTi K.€8p€tTr6Xet 

 ev T(Z eXet drjpevovcnv 01 avdpCDTroL to. 6pvi$ta KOivy 

 fiera tcjv UpaKCoV ol fxev yap exovres ^vXa cro/Sovcri 

 Tov KaXap-ov Kal rrjv vXrfv 'iva TrcTWvrat rd opvWia, 01 

 8' tepaKts avwdev vTrep(f)aiv6fXivot, KaraStcaKova-iv' Tavra 

 8e (j)o(ioviieva kolto) irerovTai ttolXiv tt/jos T7]v yrjv ol 8 

 avdpMTTOi TVTTTOvres TOis ^vXois XafifSdvovfri, Kal ttjs 

 6rjpa<s fxeTaSiSoaa-LV avrois' piTTTOVcri yap twv 6pvi6<av, 

 ol 81 vTToXap.(iavova-Lv. The same story is told A. 

 Mirah. 841 b 15 ff, Antig. 28, Ael. ii. 42, Plin. x. 23. 

 For a different method of employing the Hawk see 

 Dionys. De av. iii. 5 and for the employment of 

 the Owl (yAaij^, noctud) see Dionys. De av. iii. 17, 

 Arist. H.A. 609 a 13 t^s 8t. r}/xepas koI ra ciXXa opvidia 

 TTjv yXavKa TrepiTrcTaTai, 6 KaXelrai. davfid^ew, Kai 

 irpo(nr€T6fj.€va TiXXovaiv 810 01 6pvi6o6rjpat Oypevovcnv 

 airy TravTo8a7ra opvidia; cf. 6] 7 b 4. For Doves 

 (TrepuTTepai) as Decoy birds cf. Aristoph. Av. 1082 



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