OPPIAN 



j^eiAea /cat x^'^^ evpv Kal aanerov aloXov epKog, 

 St] pa TOT* ixv€vpicov SoXl.rjv ettl fiiJTLv v<f>aiv(x}v 415 

 Xo^ols 6(f)6aXi.LoiaLV aTreipova drjpa So/ceuet, 

 eLGOKe TOL ^advv vttvov Ittl (jypeal Tnuroiarjrai' 

 alifja 8' ap' iv ifiajjiddoLaL Kal iv TTr^XoZatv iXvadels 

 pip^cf) eOopev, TTvXecova SLa7Trdp.€vos Qavdroio 

 roXp.r]pfj KpaSirj, Sto. S' evpeos riXvde Xatp^ov. 420 



avrdp 6 y' e^ vttvov ^apvaeos eypcro SeiAos", 

 Kal KaKov iv XayoveaaL (f>€pcov roaov dirporUX'TrTov , 

 TravTT] p,aLv6p,evos Kal dp,'rjxoivos dpL<j)aXdXrjT ai, 

 dXXore /xev ttotI repp^ar' lojv p,vxdrov Troro.p.oZo , 

 aXXore 8' av ifjapddocai, KuXivSopbevos ttotI x^P^ov, 423 i 

 aypiov aadpiaLVCov, orpco^oipievos apbcf)* 6Svvr)ai.v. 

 avrdp 6 y' ovk dXeyei, yXvKepfj 8' eTTirepTrer ehathfj • 

 rjTTari, 8' dyxt- p^dXiara irapr^pevos eiXa7nvdt,eL' 

 otjje 8e TOL TTpoXiTTajv Keveov Se/xa? €Kdop€ Orjpos. 

 Ixvcvpiov p,iya davp,a,^ pbeyaadeveg, aloXo^ovXe, 430 

 oaarjv rot Kpadtr] r6Xp,av x^^^^- oaaov VTrearrjs, 

 dyx^p-oXov davdroLo reov Sep-as dp,(f)ls epetcras". 



'Acr7n'8a 8' lo(f)6pov roiaig iSap,dcraaro ^ovXals. 

 ttSLv Sepias iv i/jap,ddoLcrL KaXvifjaro O-qpa 6oK€va>v, 

 v6a(f)L piovrjs ovprjg re Kal 6(f)daXp,a)v TTvpoevrcov 435 

 ovp'q ol hoXix^] ydp 6(f)Love7] re rervKrat, 

 aKpoiaiv Ke^aXrjSov ietSoptevoLai Kopvp.^ois, 



^ V.l. fieyddvpLe. 



" Diod. i. 8T ; Ael. viii. 25, x. 47 ; Phil. 98 ; Solin. xxxii. 

 25; Plin. viii. 90; Plut. Mor. 966 d; Amm. M. xxii. 15. 19; 

 Strabo 812. 



' The Naja haje, an African species of Cobra, called do-Trts 

 {i.e. shield) from its shield or hood. When annoyed, it 

 erects itself on its hinder part, while it spreads out the 

 head and neck to right and left. It is much employed by 

 snake-charmers in Palestine (Tristr. p. 271). 



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