OPPIAN 



Kaprepov adXevovr ayep.ev irapos e^ 'Epu^etTjS", 110 



OTTTTOT ctt' ^O.K€av(i> hrjpiaaTO Tripvovrj'C 



Kal Krdvev ev aKOTnrjaLV CTret ttovov dXXov €p.eXXev 



ovx "H/ary reXeeiv ou8' ^^ivpvadrjos eviTrat?, 



'Ap;^t777Ta> 8' erdpo), HeXXrjs rjyqTopi Sltj^. 



rj yap roL TrpoirdpoLde Trapal TToSa? 'E^pAcovoro 115 



TTav TT^hiov TreXdyi^ev eVet ttoXvs alev ^Opovrrjs 



ter' eTretyd/xevo?, x^poTTov 8' eTreX-qdero ttovtov, 



haLopuevos Nu/x^t]S" KuavcuTrtSo? ^/ceavti^T^s" * 



ST]0yyev 8e Trayoiat, KdXvrrre 8 ipLOTTopov atav 



ouTt deXcov TTpoXnrelv Bvaepcora ttoOov MeAt^otrj?. 12ft 



ovpeat t' dpLcftorepcode TrepiSpopios iarecf)avojTO 



TeivapievoLs eKdrepdev err' ciAAt^Aoicti Kaprjva' 



rfCev dvToXifjde Atd/cAeiov Sepias alvv, 



e/c 8' a/3a 8vap.d(ov Xaiov Kepas 'E/x^Atuvoto, 



auTO? 8' ev pLeadroiaLV €TTaiytl,o}v TTeSioiaiv, 125 



atev de^d/xevos /cat reCx^os iyyvg oBevojv, 



X^paov opLOV Kal vrjaov, ipirjv ttoXlv, vSacri, ;i^€ua)V. 



rovvcKcv avriK e/xeAAe Atd? ydvo? dpL(j)OT€poLai 



" ApoUod. ii. 5. 10 5e^'aroI' iireTayr) 5.d\ov ras Vyjpvovov /36as 

 ^^ 'Epvddai KOfil^nv. 'Epi^^eia 5f ^i' 'IkeacoO ir\y)(Tiov Keifxivt) 

 vriaoi, ii vw Ydbeipa ( = Gades: cf. Find. iV. iv. 68; Dion. P. 

 451) KaXetrai. Tai>r?jj' /cartfjKei r77pi'6v77S. . . . TpMv ^x^^ "-^^9^^ 

 avfi(pv€s crQixa ; Herod, iv. 8; Diod. iv. 17; Strab. 118; 

 Aesch. A(/. 870. 



* S. of'Sthenelus (s. of Perseus). When Heracles was 

 about to be born Zeus declared that the descendant of 

 Perseus then to be born should rule Mycenae. Hera caused 

 Eurystheus to be born, a seven-month child, while she 

 delayed the birth of Heracles. When Heracles in his 

 madness had slain his children, the Delphic oracle KaroiKelv 

 avrbv dirtv iu Tipvvdi, Evpvadei XarpevovTa tr-q SdideKa Kal tov% 

 iin.Ta(T(rofx.€vovs ddXovs 8eKa iinTeXeli' ; ApoUod. ii. 4. 5. 



« See Introd. p. xix. This myth seems to be found only 

 here, and Archippus, Diocieium, and Emblonus are nowhere 



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