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Se^Tjrai TTpo^XrJTa (j)epix)v d/x^7^/cea ^^aA/cw* 

 ws opvyes ixijJivovaLV iTreaavjjievovg rore drjpas, 

 avTO(f>6vovs a(f)er€pr]aiv draadaXirjai Sa/xeVras" 

 peia yap iv arepvoLcnv oXiaOalvovcnv aKOJKai- 

 TToWov 8 af/xa KeXaivov (xtt' ajreiXibv iKarepdev 

 eK^v/jievov yXwaarjaLv eov tolxo. Xixp-o-^ovglv 

 ovSe jJiev €K(fivyeeiv oi3S' Ufxevoiai, irdpecrrLV 

 aXXiqXovs S' oXeKOVOiv a/xotj8atotcrt (f>6voLaL. 481 



Kai kI Tts" dypovopLCov r) ^ovkoXos tj tls dporpevs, 

 dpi<f>LhvpiOLS veKveacn Trapal ttooIv dvri^oXriaas, 

 dyprjv evdvTrjTOV ex^c p,eyadap,^€'C dv/jbco. 



'E^etTy? €VL diqpal K€paTO(f)6pot,(n yevedXa 

 aet'Setv irreoLKev dTreLpeaicov eXe^avrwv 49( 



Kelva yap ev yevveaaiv VTiep^ta Tevx^CL Sota, 

 eiKeXa ;;^ai;Aio8oucrtv 677 ovpavov avreXXovra, 

 dXXoi fiev TrXrjdovs oXoovs iveTTOvatv dSdrras" 

 TrXa^ofxevoL, vco'Cv Se Kepdara jjivdrjaaadai 

 evaSev tSSe yap dfMixi, ^vais Kepdcov dyopevet. 49^ 

 arjiiara 8' ovk dtSrjXa SiaKpLSd reKfi-^paadat,- 

 drjpal yap €K(J)Vol€s yevvwv airo rwv e(j)V7T€pBev 

 oaaat fiev Kepoeaaat dvaxjjepes ataaovaiv 

 el Se KctTOj vevoLev, drexvcbs elalv oSovres. 

 Keivoiaiv 8e hitrXdls eXe<j)avreioLS Kepdeaai 50C 



pit,aL y.kv TrpajTiarov drro Kparos TTe<j)vaaLV 



" Ael. iv. 31 6 e\e<^as, oi /xiv avroO irpoKinrTeiv xavXioSovras 

 (paffi, oi 5i Kepara ; xi. 37 t6v i\4(pavTa oi) ct>ri/j.i odovras 6%^ "' a^^a 

 Kipara; Cramer, Anec. iii. 357 ovs ewi tGiv eXecpavriov ovk 

 dSovras dWa Kepara Ka\ovaLi> ; Plin. viii. 7 armis suis quae 

 luba cornua appellat, Herodotus (iii. 97 i\€<t>avTos dddvras 

 fitydXovs eiKOffi) tanto antiquior et consuetude melius dentes ; 

 A. 501 b 30 odovras /J.iv Ix^' T^rrapas i<p' eKarepa . . . X^pts 

 5^ TOVT(i)v dWovs dOo Tovi fieyaXovi ; Philostr. Vit. Apollon. 



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