OPPIAN 



apKTOLcri yXavKovs, Kal TrophaXUacn Sa(f>OLVovs, 

 aWoivas S' Ittttovs wpLXajXTreas a/x0t aveaaiv, 

 avrap ipiyX-qvovs x<^/30'^oi)s" x^P'^'^^^^'- Xeovai. 

 KciXXe'C 8' eV TrdvTeaai Tre'Aet TravvTreipoxps Ittttos 

 NTycratos"/ TOP ayovaiv epLKreavoi ^aatXrjes' 

 KaXos ISelv, araXos re (f)ep€iv ivTreWe'C SecrpbO) • 

 /Satos" fJiev K€(j)aXriv, ttoAAo? Se ^advrpLXO- Beiprjv, 

 kvSloojv eKarepde jxeXiXpvaoLaiv edeipaig. 31 



Nat /ii^v aAAo yevedXov iTrrjparov dtTrr^aaio 

 oriKTov, a.pil,T)Xov, rovs atpvyyas KaXiovaiv , 

 ri on KaXXiKOfxoiaLV iv ovpeatv dXhrjcrKOvatv , 

 rj on Trdyxv deXova ctti d'qXvreprjaiv opoveLV. 

 Sold S' €77' (hpvyyojv reXeOei TToXvavdea KaXXrj • 32 

 rol jxev yap SeLprjv KaXXl-'pLxd. t' evpea vcora 

 y€ypd(j)aTat, SoXlxjJoiv i7n^rpip,a raivLrjai,, 

 rlypies ola Bool, Kpanrvov 7j€(f)vpoio yevedXr]' 

 rol S' dp* evrpoxdXoLGi TrepiSpofia SaLSdXXovrai 

 acppayiGLV WKLvfjaiv ojxoua TTophaXUaaf 32 



Tovs €TL vrjTTidxovs ypdipav rex^'^P'Ovesi dvSpes 

 aWop,€va) p^aA/coj ravar]v rpLXO. TTvpoevovre?. 

 BrjddKL S' ctAAa ^porol 7Tav€7TL(f)pova p,rjTLaavTO, 

 TTcoXov eTTtypdifjaL Kal vrjBvC p,7)rpos iovra. 



^ v.l. ^ia{<r)a'ios. 



» y\avK6i and xapoT^s are not easy to distinguish. Cf. A. 

 491 b 34 6<f>9a\fioO 5e to pih XfVKbv S/j-oiOf ws ^ni to iroXv iraaiv, 

 rb Sk KaXov/xefov fi^\av 5ia(f>ipei- toIs fxev yap iffTi fieXav, rots 5e 

 ff<p6dpa yXavKov, toTs di x'^-poT^'ov , ivion d^ alyunrliv ; Horn. Od. 

 xi. b'll xapoTTot X^ovTes but yXavKiowf of lion 11. xx. 172, 

 Perhaps if we call 7\. " greyish-blue " and x^-P- " bluish- 

 grey," we shall be nearly right. 



'' Or Nisaean : famous breed of horses from the Nesaean 

 plain in Media: Steph. B. s. 'Srjcxa'iov wedlov, acp' oS Trapa 

 MtJSoij oi Srjffdioi. iinroi ; Herod, iii. 106, vii. 40 ; Strab. 



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