OPPIAN 



"EcTTt 8e TLS TavpoLO VL^o^Xr]rovs virep aKpas 

 evSidcDV KtAtAcas" re Trdyovs Kal TrpCovas ^Afiauov, 315 

 KaXos ISeXv, d-qpeaai nave^oxos, ovre KaXevai 

 ^pvaeov, aarpaTTTOVTa TrepLaaoKOfioLaLV ideipais, 

 ov XvKo^, dXXd XvKov TTpo(j)epeararos aiTrvraTOs Gyjp, 

 ^(eiXeaL x^XKeloiaL red'qyfMevog, daTreros dXK-qv. 

 TToXXdKt TOi Kal x<^^Kov dreipia, iroXXdKi Xdav 320 

 efji/jbcveajg eroprjae kol al-)(ixrjevra aiSrjpov. 

 /cat Kvva Hetpiov olSe /cat avreXXovra ^ojSetTat* 

 auTt/ca Srj pa))(p,6v /caraSuerat eupeos atrj? 

 'qe Kara aTnjXuyyos d^teyyeos , elaoKev d^rjs 

 rjeXios iravaano Kal ovXojxivov kvvos dcrr-qp. 325 



"AKfioves av Soiot, (f)6viov yevos, av^^va jSatot^ 

 evpvraroL vcorotcrLV, drdp Xaat,6rpL)(e jxr^povs 

 Kal TTohas T^Se TrpoacoTTOv 6XLt,ov€s, opup^aai jSaiot. 

 Tcx)v o fi€V dpyvpeois vcoroig /cat yaarepL XevKrj 

 7TafX(f)aLveL, 8vo(f>€p6s Se /jlovcov a/cpa vetara rapacjv 330 

 6v Tives LKTivov TToXLorpLXOi (f)coTe9 eXe^av. 

 avrdp 6 ye xp^'-fj^^'- /xeAati/o/xevTjCTt 7T€(f)avTai, 

 lieiwv fjL€V TTporepoLo, to 8e adevos ovk eTnSevqS' 

 dr]p€V€C 8' €K7TayXov eirl TrrcoKeacnv opovcov 

 TTaaal r' e/c fieXecov dpdal ^piaaovaiv kdetpai. 335 



Ar]ddKi 8' avre Xvkol /cat TrophaXieaai ha(j)OLvaiS 

 els evvrjv eTieXaaaav , odev Kparep6(j)pova (f)vXa, 

 Owes ' o/xov 8e cfyepovcrt SiTrXovv p,ep,opvyjxevov dvdos, 

 fx-qrepa [xev pLvoiai, Trpoarwrrois 8' av yeverrjpa. 



" M. between Cilicia and Syria : Strab. 749, etc. 



' It seems impossible to determine whether aKfxoves here 

 is merely an epithet ( = cLKfiiiTes, aKapLaroi), or a metaphorical 

 use of dKyucjy = anvil, or a specific name (r/. Hesych. s.v. 



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