OPPIAN 



Tov iikv TToiyLeviojv re /cat anroXiuyv oXeTTJpa, 

 Trjv 8' ixdpr]v aKvXaKeaaiv dpeLorepoLs re Kvveaat- 26l 

 rov ixev vvKrepivov Sto. yaarpos a(f)VKTOV ipcorjv 

 apveiojv epL(f)a)V re ttoXvttXokov dpTraKrrjpa, 

 rrjv 8' av vvKTiTTopov /cat vvKmrXavfj reXddovaav 

 ovveKO, ol 8ta vvKra <f>a.os, gkotos avre fxer rjoj. 

 etSea 8' dpL(f)OT€poLS dvop.oi'Ca drjpal 8a(f)oivoLS' 27< 

 rov p,kv yap re Kvveaat, rraveiKeXov (hTrrjaaio \ 



fieitoat TTOijxevLKols , Xaairj 8' emeaTreraL ovpr) • ■ 



rj 84 re Kvprovrat ixeadrqv pd-^iv, dp,(f)l 8e Trdvrrj • 

 Xaxi^T]eaaa Kvpei, Kara 8' eypavrai Sefjias alvov 

 Kvav€7]s eKarepdev en'qrpip^a raivlrjcrL' 2' 



arewrj r eKrdhios re Tre'Aet /cat vcora /cat ovpr]V' 

 pwov 8' dp,(f)or€poL(nv eTTiKXeiovaiv doihoi 

 piyehavov rrjs^ /-Uv re hiarf.i'q^a? Trepl iroaaiv 

 el (f)opeoLS, (f)opeoLs aKvXaKcov fieya helfxa Kparaiwv , 

 /cat ae Kvve? Keivoiaiv eTrefi^e^acvra TrehiXois 28C 



dvriov ovx vXdovcri rrdpos ye /xev vXaKocovres . 

 el he XvKov heipas ptvcbv dno reKrr]vaio 

 rvfxrravov evKcXahov AtSu/xr^tov, (hXeaiKapTTOV , 

 fjbovvov roi fxerd ttcicti ^apv^pofjiov e/cAayev r]Xf]v 

 Kal piovvov narayei, rd 8 evdpoa 'TTpoauei> eovra 285 

 rvpiTTava atyd^et Ka)(()r]cre re ndaav Ico-qv. 



^ TOV Brodaeus. 



" Hyaena striata, or Striped Hyena, which ranges from 

 India to N. Africa and " is very common in all parts of 

 Palestine " (Tristr. p. 108) ; A. 594 a 31 6c Ka\ov<Ti.v oi fj-tv 

 yXdvov, oi 8' ijaifav ; 579 b 15; De gen. 757 a 3 ; P. A. 

 667 a 20 ; Mirah. 845 a 24; Plin. viii. 105 f. ; Herod iv. 192; 

 Ael. i. -25, iii. 7, vi. 14, etc. ; Solin. xxvii. 23 f. ; Phil. 51. 



" Pind. P. ii. 84 ; Plut. Mor. 971 a. 



* A. 579 b 15 ^ 5^ iJaiva ti2 fiev xp^f^''''- Xi'KiliSrjs ecrri, bacvripa 

 84, Kai Xo^tdi' ^x^ ' 3'' ^^V^ '''V^ pdxews ; cf. 594 b 1 . 

 136 



