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rov 8' tJtol xP^''V H'^^ ^"^^ elapivolo yaAa/cro?, 



[xovvaLS ajjLcf)! TrpoaoJira /LteAatj^oyLieVi^crt TrapetaZ^' 



hnrXa 8e ol fxeroTnade fxerdcfipeva rriova Srjp^o)' 



o^etat Kepdojv Se /xerTjopoi avreXXovaiv 45(1 



at;^ju,at TTeuKehavai, p.€\av6xpoov ethos exovcraL, 



/cat ;;^aA/cou drjKroXo aiSi^pov re Kpvepolo 



TTerpov t' oKptoevros dpeiorepai rre(j)vaaiv' 



lo^opov KeivoLs he (j>vaiv Kepdeaat Xeyovai. 



dvp^Gs 8' aiir' opvyeaaiv VTvepcjiLaXos Kal drrrjv^s' 455 



ovre yap evpivoLO kvvos rpop^eovcriv uAay/xa, 



ov avos dypavXoLO vapd aKOTreXoiai cfypvayp-a, 



ovBe pLev ov ravpov Kparepov p.vKrjpa (f)e^ovrai, 



TTophaXicov 8' ov yrjpvv d/xei8ea rrecjipLKaaiv ^ 



ovh^ avTov cf)evyovat p,eya ^pv)(y]pi,a Xeovros, 460 



ouSe ^porcov dXeyovaiv dvaL8eir]cn voolo • 



TToXXdKi 8' ei^ KV7]piolaiv diTe<j>dLro Kaprepos dvrjp 



drjprjTrjp opvyeaoi hacfyowoXs dvri^oX'qaa's. 



OTTTTore 8' ddp-qaeLev opv^ KpaTep6(j>pova drjpa, 



^ avv x^vXiohovT^ T] Kapxp-pohovra Xeovra 466 



r^ Kpvepwv dpKTCjov oXoov Opaaos, avrtK ap air] 



vevardi^ojv KecjiaX-^v re percjrrd re irdpLTTav epeihei 



reivdp.evos y TT-q^as re irapd x^ovl iriKpd ^eXepLva 



iacrvpLevov piipivei, rov 8 cuXeae rrpcoros evatpcov. 



Sd^jLtia yap /cAtVa? ^aiov Kepoevra p,era>7Ta, 470 



revx^atv o^vrepois 8eSoK'qp,evos epireae Orjpc 



avrdp o y' ovk dXeyei, Kara 8' dax^rov Wvs opovei, 



o^eai 7Te(f)piK(jbs avvepeihopievog aKoXorreuaLV. 



to? 8' or* evX ^vXoxoiCTiv eTreaavpievoLo Xeovrog, 



* Aprepihos hdypoiai KeKaapievos d'A/ci/Lto? dv^p, 475 



alxp-^jv darpdrrrovaav exoiv Kparepfjs TraXdpirjatv, 



€v Stands pbip^vT], rov 8' dypia dvpbaivovra 



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