OPPIAN 



TTephiKCov 7TCOS 8' avT€ dooLS ;)^aiy30i;atv' e^' lttttols 

 (JoriSes, alcTi TedrjXev del XaaicLrarov ovas' 

 iftLTTaKos avre Xvko? re aiiv aAATJAotat vefxovTai' 

 atet yap TToddovaL Xvkol iroeaixpoov opviv. 

 o^pi/x' "Epco?, TToaos eaa'i, rroarj aedev aTrXeros oA/cTy, 41C 

 TToaaa voels, rroaa Koipaveeis , "noaa Batjjiov, ddvpeis ! 

 yata Tre'Aet aradepr^, ^eXeeaoL Se aolaL Bovelrai' 

 acrraros errXeTO rrovrog, drap av ye Kal rov eTTrj^ag • 

 rjXdes is aWepa eSSeccrev Se cre^ fxaKpos "OAu/attos" 

 8et/x.atWi Se' ere Travra, Kal ovpavos evpvs vnepOe 415 

 yairjs oaaa r' evepde Kal edvea Xvypd KafJiomcov, 

 ot Aiqdris fiev dcf>vaaav vtto arofia vr^Trades vScop 

 Kal (f)vyov dXyea iravra, ae S' elcrdrL 7T€(f)pLKaai. 

 aw Se /xeVei Kal rrjXe Trepas, ocrov ovTTore Xevaaet 

 rjeXios ^aedoiV cra> S' av TTvpl Kal (f)dos et/cei 42C 



SeLjjbalvov, Kal Zj7]v6s oficos eiKovai Kepavvol. 

 Toiovs, ay pie halpuov, e^eis TTvpoevras dioTOUS", 

 TTevKehavovs, fiaXepovs, <^dLa6(f)povas, olarp-qevTas, 

 rr]Ke86va TTveiovras , dvaXdeas, otai Kal avrovs 

 drjpas dveiTTOLrjaas en* d^evKTOiai TToOoiai. 425 



ddpL^os, orav Kepoeacrav dxo.iverjV Trrepoevres j 



^ So C.,K : most mss. ijXvdes eis alOrjp', oldev 5e ae. 



" Otis tarda L., M.G. aypiSyaWo^. It seems to be 

 becoming rarer in Greece, Momms. p. 263 ; Bik. p. 50 ; A. 

 509 a 4, 539 b 30, 563 a 29, etc.; Plin. x. 57 Proximae his 



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