CYNEGETICA, I. 358-373 



the Laconians contrived a subtle device for their 

 dear wives when they are pregnant. Near them 

 they put pictures of beautiful forms, even the youths 

 that aforetime were resplendent among mortal men, 

 Nireus" and Narcissus* and Hyacinthus*^ of the goodly 

 ashen spear, and Castor'' with his helmet, and Poly- 

 deuces that slew Amycus,* and the youthful twain 

 who are admired among the blessed gods, laurel- 

 crowned Phoebus and Dionysus of the ivy wreath. 

 And the women rejoice to behold their lovely form 

 and, fluttered by their beauty, bear beautiful sons. 



Thus much about horses ; but now descend, my 

 soul, to the lay of Dogs/ These among all dogs are 

 the most excellent and greatly possess the mind of 

 hunters : to wit, Paeonian," Ausonian,'' Carian,' 

 Thracian, Iberian,^ Arcadian,^' Argive,' Lacedae- 

 monian,"* Tegean, Sauromatian," Celtic," Cretan,P 



xli. 753 {cf. Varr. ii. 9. 6 : Gratt. 172 and 194; Senec. Thy. 

 497 ; Sid.' Ap. vii. 191 ; Sil. ill. -295) ; the Sallentine, Varr. 

 ii. 9. o ; the Tuscan, Xeraes. -231. 



• Poll. V. 37 ; Arr. G. 3. 1 f. ; Dio Chr. Or. 15. 



^ Poll. I.e. ; Nemes. 127. There seems no ground for 

 supposing that the Iberians itepi rbv Kai/Kourov (Strab. 118, 

 499 f.) are meant. 



* PoU. I.e. ; Ov. M. iii. 210, A. A. i. 272 (Maenalius) ; 

 Gratt. 160 (Lycaones). 



' Poll. I.e. 'ApyoXiSes. 



" Poll. I.e. ; Soph. AJ. 8 ; Xen. C. 3. 1 ; Luc. iv. 441 ; 

 Gratt. 212 ; Varr. ii. 9. 5 ; Callim. H. iii. 94 ; Ov. M. iii. 

 -208 ; Plin. X. 177 f. ; A. 574 a 16 ff. ; Shakesp. M.N's.D. iv. 

 1. 1-23 " My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind." 



" The Sauromatae or Sarraatae inhabited S. Russia. 

 Herod, iv. 110 ff. ; Dion. P. 653. 



' Poll. I.e. ; Arr. C. 1. 4, 2. 1 ; Gratt. 156 ; Plin. viii. 148. 



" Cf. H. iv. 273; PoU. I.e. ; Xen. C. 10. 1 ; Arr. C. 2-3; 

 AeU iii. 2 ; Gratt. 212 ; Ov. M. iii. 208 ; Luc. iv. 441 ; 

 Senec. Hipp. 33; Claud. Stil. iii. 300; Shakesp. M.N's.D. 

 iv. 1. 130. 



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