CYNEGETICA, I. 374r-398 



Magnesian," Amorgian, and those which on the 

 sandy banks of Egypt ^ watch the herds, and the 

 Locrian" and the bright-eyed Molossian.** 



If thou shouldst desire to mix two breeds, then 

 first of all mate « the dogs in spring ^ ; for in spring 

 chiefly the works of love possess the hearts of ^^^ld 

 beasts and dogs and deadly snakes and the fowls of 

 the air and the finny creatures of the sea. In spring 

 the serpent, foul with angry venom, comes to the 

 shore to meet his sea bride ^ ; in spring all the deep 

 rings with love and the calm sea '^ foams with fishes 

 mating ; in spring the male pigeon pursues the 

 female ; horses assail the pasturing mares and bulls 

 lust after the cows of the field ; in spring the rams 

 of crooked horn mount the ewes and fiery wild boars 

 mate with the sows, the he-goats the shaggy females ; 

 yes, and mortals also in spring are more prone to 

 desire ; for in spring the spell of Love is heavy upon 

 all. 



In mating the tribes of dogs take heed that the 

 breeds are fit and right suitable for one another. 

 Mate Arcadian with Elean, Cretan with Paeonian, 

 Carian \vith Thracian, Tuscan * breed with Laconian ; 

 put a Sarmatian sire with an Iberian dam. So shall 

 you mix the breeds aright ; but far best of all it 



5, S. ii. 6. lU; Stat. T. iii. 203, S. ii. 6. 19, A. i. 747; 

 Plaut, Capt. 86 ; Luc. iv. 440 ; Mart. xii. 1 ; Senec. Hipp. 

 32; Claud. Stil. ii. 215, iii. 293; Gratt. 181 ff. ; Nemes. 

 107 ; A. 608 a 3S. 



* Xen. C. 7. 1 fF. ; Arr. C. 27 ff. ; Varr. ii. 9. 1 1 ; Gratt. 

 263 ff. ; Neraes. 103 ff. 



' Cf. Lucr. i. 1 ff. ; Verg. G. ii. 323 ff. 

 » the Muraena. C/. H. i. 559. 



* This sense of yaXiqur) occurs Horn. Od. vii. 319. Cf. 

 Callim. E. vi. 5. 



* Nemes. -231 ff. 



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