OPPIAN 



c5 TToaarj Kpahirj, Troaorj jxepoTveaai vreAei <f)p'qv. 330 

 ep^av OTTOJS edeXovoL' deaav TroAueiSeas- lttttovs, 

 fX'qrpos €TL yXayepfjai TrepLcrxofievovs Xayoveaaiv. i 

 OTTTTore drjXvreprjV yap eXrj ^iXorrjaLos opix-q I 



Ittttov t' iyyvs lovra kXvtov [xeyaX-qropa p,ip,vr^, 

 Srj Tore SatSaAAoucrt TToaiv KaXov dp,(j)l Se Travrr] 335 

 ndv Se/xas" cvartKroiaL Trepl xpotfjcrt ypd(f)ovaL, 

 /cat TTorl XeKTpov dyovacv evr' dyXatr) KO{j,6a)VTa. 

 <x)S Se TLs rj'Cdecov vtto vvfi(f>oK6fjLoi,aL yvvat^lv 

 eLfxaaiv dpyewoiaL /cat dvdeai TTopcfivpeoLcrL 

 aTeiJjdpievos , nveiwv re YlaXatarivoLo fivpoio, 340 



is ddXapLOV ^aLV7]aLV vpLrjv vp,4vaLov delSojv 

 u)s Ittttov cfTTep)(ovra yafi'^Xid re ;!^/oe/xe^ovTa, 

 TTpocrdev ifJ9 dXoxoto kXvtov ttoctlv a^/atocovra, 

 Srjpov eprjTVOvcri (f>iXris XeXirjpevov evvrjy, • 

 oijje Be Toi ixedidaiv eTTiqparov is ^iXorrjra' 345! 



7) 8' VTTOKVcrafievrj TToXvavdea yeivaro TToiha, 

 vrjbv'C fiev ttoolos yovip,ov Oopov aeipaaa, 

 Se^afxevT) fjiop(f)r)V 8e TToXv^poov o^^aA/xotcrt. 

 TOta vv KdKelvoL, roioLV Sdva/ce? fxepieXrjVTaL, 

 fi7jad<7d7]V TTVKLVolai vorjfiaaLV l^evrrjpes, 350 ; 



OTTTTOTe SaiSaAAofCTt TTeXrj'CdSeaaL veoacrovs' 

 evT€ yap is (f)iX6Trjra doac rprjpcoves tcoat, 

 pLiyvvfievaL arop^areaai ^apvcfidoyyois dXoxotai, ; 



8rj Tore fi-qriv v^atve KXvrrjV rLdaaorp6(f)os dvqp, 

 dyx^ 8e d-qXvreprjGLV id-qKaro SaiBaXa TToXXd 355 1 



elfxara 7Top(f)vpea' rat Be kXlBov oaae ^aXovaat, 

 dvpLov laLvofjbevai riKrova dXiTT6p(f)Vpa reKva. 



« Cf. 206 n. ~ 



* Stat. S. V. 1. 213 Palaestini simul Hebraeique liquores. 



It is not to be assumed that the perfume meant is one 



native to Palestine (which is not rich in aromatic shrubs). 



The spices and perfumes of the Far East came to Europe 



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