OPPIAN 



adpKa 8' aarjfxov, avapdpov, deiSeXov coTTr}aaa6aL, 160 

 dfJb(f)6r€pov 8e ydfMcp Traihorpocjiirj re pbijjLrjXev 

 dpTLTOKOS 8' eV iovcra /xer' dpaevos evOvg Lavei. 

 Xiy^pbdraL yXcoacrr] re (j)iXov yovov, oia re fjboaxot 

 XiXP'CovraL yXcuaarjacv d/JbOL^aSiS, aAA7]Aotcri 

 reprropLevoL' ydvvrai Se ^oos XP^^ KaXXiKepcos ^ous' 165 

 ouS' dTTOTrXd^ovraL, nplv a.7ro yXvKvv tp-epov etvai* 

 dvpov 8' eaTTop,evoio avviaivovcn voprjos. 

 cos dpKros Ai;^/xajcra ^iXovg dveirXdaaaro Traioas, 

 elaoKe Kvv^r]dp,olai,v dvacSea rovdpv^coai. 



Nat p.rjv p^etjLteptTji/ TrawTTeipoxO' Selhcev 6pp,r)v 170 

 /cat Xaair] rrep iovaa' x'-d)^ §' ore rrdvra TvaXvveL, 

 eoTTepiov t,e<^vpov Trav€7n^rpip,a ;)(eua/xeVoto, 

 Kevder^ evl aTrrjXvyyt, rodi aKeiras dpKiov evprj, 

 /cat ^oatos ;^aTeoi;cra 77-o8as' ;;^etpas" re Xixp-o-wei, 

 old t' dp.eXyop.evq , /cat yaarpos eKXeifjev epcorjv. 175 

 Tota vu TTou ^evOeaaiv ev evpvTTopoio OaXaaar^g 

 TTOvXvTToSes CT/coAtot TTapd KvpbacTL pL-qriaavro , 

 X€Lp,aros ot p,eadrov Kpveprjv rpeiovreg evLTn]v 



" A. 579 a 21 i\dxi-(^TOv bk riKTei (17 dpKTOi) to ifi^pvov tQ 

 ueyidei ws /cara to aQifia to eavTy^s . . . Kai xpiXbv koI TvcpXov 

 Kai (TXfSbv d,5(.a.pdpo}Ta to. crKeXr] /cat to, TrXetcrra tcDj' jULopiwy. 

 Cf. 580 a 7 : De c/en. 774 b 14. 



* Plin. viii. 1-26 hi (the cubs of the Bear) sunt Candida 

 informisque caro, paulo muribus maior, sine oculis, sine 

 pilo, ungues tantura prominent ; Ov, M. xv. 379 Nee 

 catulus partu quem reddidit ursa recenti, Sed male viva 

 caro est ; Aei. vi, 3 i] &pKTos 6tl tLktci adpKa darjuov ; ii. 19 to 

 5k eiKT] Kpeas Kai da-qfjiov re Kai cltuitutov Kai dfiopcpov ; Phil. 49 

 darj/jLov dpKTos diroriKTOvaa Kpeas. 



' Phn. I.e. banc lambendo paulatim figurant; Ov. I.e. 

 lambendo mater in artus Fingit et in formara quantum capit 

 ipsa reducit ; Ael. ii. 19 \eiaiveL ttj yXdiTrrj kuI eKTvirol els 

 dpOpa Kai nevTOL Kai Kara fiiKpa. eKfj-opfpol : vi. 3 ttj yXwTry 



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