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Tous" S apa KLKXrjaKOvaiV ivl ^vX6)(otaLV lopKovs' 

 KOLKetvoLg iXd(f)OLO Se/xas", pivov S' eVt vojtcjo 

 ariKTov cLTTavra (fiepovac travaioXov , old re drjpcijv 

 TTophaXiiDV GcfipaylSes cttl XP*^^ fxapiJuacpovaL. 



Bov^aXos avre ireXei p^eicov hep,as evpvKepcoTos , 300 

 jxeLwv €vpvK€pcoTos, drdp SopKov jxey apetctiv 

 ofJLpLaaiv atyAi^etS", eparos XP^^> ^atSpos IBeadai' 

 Kal Kepdwv opdal jxev drro Kparos Trecjyvaaiv 

 aKpep^ove? Trporevels, vifjov S' avdcs ttotl voJrov 

 difjoppov vevovai TraXiyvd/JiTTTOLaiv aKCOKols- 305 



e^oxa 8' O.V roSe (f)vXov eov S6p,ov dp,(j>ayaTTdt,eL 

 rjdaXeag t' evvds (jiiXiov re vdTreaai fieXadpov 

 el Se re puLV orpeTrrfjaL TreS-qaavres ^poxi^^oaiv 

 dypevrijpes dyoiev en dXXovs avriKa ;^a>pous', 

 rriXodi 8' ev ^-qcFurjULV eXevdepov av6i XiiroLev, 310 

 pela TTorl yXvKepov 86p.ov rjXvdev, fjxi' vaieoKev, 

 ovS^ erXrj ^elvos ns eV dXXohaTTolaiv aXdauai. 

 OVK dpa roL fxovvoiai (f>LXr] rrrarprj puepoTreaai, 

 Kal ^aXiojv he irodos ris evearaKrai ^peal drjpoJv. 



Nai fXTjv (jJKvrdrcov SopKCvv dpiS-qXa yevedXa 315 

 fjLop<f)'qv t' iSfxev aTravres ofitos fieyedos re Kal oXktJv. 



" The Roe Deer, C. eapreolus, M.G. fapK-dSi, " still found 

 in Acarnania and on Parnassus, but not numerous " (Bik. p. 

 18). The form lopKos occurs only here and C. iii. 3 ; cf. 

 Hes. s. LopKes' Tu>i> oopKadwv f<jjwv" ^vioi 5e rfKiKlav eXd^oi/ 

 and s. h'pKes' alyes dypiai. In Herod, iv. 192 ^opKades seem 

 to be Gazelles ; cf. Hesych. ^6p^- rjXiKia (\d<pov rj BopKus. The 

 evidence is confusing but there seems reason to think that 

 Sop/cds was used in two senses, (l) = Gazelle, (-2) — Roe Deer ; 

 cf. Ael. vii. 47 rds ye ixi^v 5opKd.8as Kal jop\-as Kal wpoKas 

 eiwOaaiv ovofid^eiv ; vii. 19. 



* Antilope (Alcelaphus) ImhalLt. A. 515 b 34 and 516 a 5 

 ifiov^aXU); P. A. 663 a 11 {j3ov(ia\os) ; cf. Strab. 827; Diod. 

 ii. 51 ; Ael. v. 48, x. 25, xiii. 25 ; Plin. viii. 38 uros quibus 



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