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ol 8' dp\ evrei ^ovXfjai deov fj.€p07Tr)tSa fj,op<f>rjv 15 

 dfJi(f)€^dXovro Kpov'oio Krai dfi(f)L€cravro Xeovras, 

 BcopoLCTLv pberoTTiade Atos" /u,eya Koipaveovai 

 drjpalv opeiavXoLS /cat piyeSavov 6o6v dpp.a 

 'Veirjs evioSivos vtto ^euyAr^atv dyovaiv. 



AloXa (f)vXa Se rolac Kal etSea d-qpalv eKaarois. 20i 

 Tovs fiev vvv TTpoxofjai TToXvppaddyov TTorafxolo, 

 Ttypct} ctt' evpvpeovTL, KvrjaaTO ro^eirreLpa 

 ApfievLTj HdpOcov T€ TToXvGTTopos GV^OTos ala, 

 ^avdoKOfxaL reXedovai Kal ov roaov dXKiqevres . 

 Trdaaova p,€v (fyopeovai Seprjv, [MeydXrjv Se re Kopcrrjv, 25 

 6fM[xaTa S' alyX-^evra Kal 6(j>pvas viJjl ^adeias, 

 djJi(j>iXa(j)eis €7tI plva KaTrj<f)€as' e/c S' dpa SeLprjs 

 Kal yevvojv CKdrepde doal KOfjLOioaiv edeipai. 



Tous" Se rpe(f)€i pueyddcopos ^p€p,^(ji)V avdis dpovpa, 

 rrjv edvrj pepovojv cvSaipbova KiKXiqaKovai, 30 



heipal KdKeivoLS Kal cmqdea Xa^^viqevra 

 Kal TTVpos darpdrrrovaLV d-n o^daXp^Giv dp-apvyal, 

 €^0x0. S' iv TrdvTeaaiv dpi^rjXoi reXlOovoLv 

 dXX oXiyov Tovrwv yevos eXXa^e pivpios ala. 



HovXvs 8' iv Al^vt) epi^coXaKL Sti/raSt yairj 35 



oxXos CTn^pop.leL ^piapcov ^pvxrjpt-a Xeovrajv, 

 ovK€Tt Xaxv^^LS, oXiyy] 8' e7rt8e'8/30/xev alyXr]^' 

 apicpBaXeos 8e TrpoacoTra Kai ai5;)^eva* irdai, Se yvLOLS 

 rJKa pidXav Kvdvoio (f)€p€i pLep,opvypi€vov dvdos' 

 dXKTj S' iv pbeXeeaaiv dTrelpiros i^Se Xeovrcov 40 



KoipavLKCov At^ues /xeya Koipaveovai Xeovres. 



^ iffrpco (iffTpov) Mss. : corr. Brodaeus. 

 ^ €TriSe5po/xe \dxfV F. 



» Cf. H. ). 6.51, Lucian, Asin. 14. * C. i. 173 n. 



" Arabia Felix ; cf. Strabo 39 rV ^Apa^iav f}v €vSai/j.ova 

 irpoaayopevovaiv ol vvv ; Dion. P. 927 KfWev d' oX^Icftijjv ''Apd^cvv 

 irapaKeKXirai ala ; Diod. ii, 49 17 5' exofifvr] rrjs dvOSpov xal 

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