OPPIAN 



oaaa ^epeiv Bvvdfxeada Xvypol Trepl fjirjrepL SeiXfj, 

 rjjjieas alvoiJiopovs' yvd/xi/jov reov dypiov TJrop 370 



aiSd/xevo? p^aKapcov re defiLV yevirao re yrjpag, 

 et pd vv rot yevirrfs Xi-rrapov Kord ScD/^a AeAetTrrai. 

 Told TLs dv Scheie Atra^oju-eVou? dyopeveiv. 

 aAA' ore rev KpaStrjv Travap^eiXixov ddprjacoaiv, 

 atSoJS" o) TTOcrarr], TToaaos rrodos earl roKTjwv, 375 



avroSerot jSatVouCTt /cat avr6[ioXoL Trepococn. 



EtCTt 8' otV ^avdol wfidrr^s ivi TeppiaaL K^t^tt^s", 

 ei' x^apiaXfi ya.ir] ToprvvlSi, rerpaKepojres' 

 Xd)(yrj 7Top(f)vp6eaaa 8' eVt p^/ooo? eare^dvojrai 

 TToXXrj r OVK diraXi^ re • rd)( alyos du^ dvri^epit^oi 380 

 rprj^^vrarrj X'-'-^'^V 8ya7Tat7raAos", ovK oteaai. 



ToLTjv 7TOV /cat aov^os €X€i ^avdojTTov ISeadat 

 Xpoi7]V pbapp,aipcx)Vy drdp ovk eVt Xaxv^eaaav, 

 ov8e rrdXiv Tnavpeaaiv dprjpapievr)v Kepdeaatv , 

 dXXd hval KparepoLS vnep evpvrdroio p,era)TTOV. 385 

 api(f>i.^tos /cat aov^os, eTrel KaKelvos oBevei' 

 omrore yap rrorl ^vaadv tr) 6od KVfiara repivoiv, 

 OT] rore ttovXvs opuXos opaprfj TrovroTTopevcov 

 Ixdvoets eTTerai, /caret 8' a0ea Xtxp-d^ovrai, 

 repTTopLevoL Kepoevri (jiiXto, repevoxpo'C aov^co. 390 



e^oxo- 8 av (f>dypoL re /cat ovrihavol p,eXdvovpoi 

 ^ hv aiybs Mss. : corr. Turnebus. 



" Cf. Anecd. Ox. iv. 267 6 cov^os ws irpi^aTov iari ^avdbv 

 Koi \eiov. Unidentified. The name suggests the Hebrew 

 '3s (the "roe" or "roebuck" of the A.V, Deut. xv, 22, 



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