OPPIAN 



"YiVveire [xoi KOLKelva, TtoXvdpoe Moucra Xiyela, 

 jxiKTa cf)V(nv drjpcov, ht^odev KeKepaa^iiva, (f>vXa, 

 TTopSaXiv aloXovcorov ofiov ^vvt^v re KafjLrjXov. 

 Zeu Ttdrep, oaaa v6T]aas, oa el'Sea vwC (f)VTevaa£, 

 oaaa ^poTolaiv orraaaas, oa elvaXiois verroSeaaiv . 465 

 OS ToS' ipLiqaao Trdyxv KapL-qXcov aloXov ethos, 

 dpu^ieaas pivolaiv dvaLheai TropSaXeoLcri 

 ^atSt/xo)^, Ipiepoev, rt.da<j6v yevos dvOpcxiiroiaL. 

 hetprj ol ravaiq, otlktov Sefxas, ovara ^aid, 

 iJjiXov VTTcpde Kaprj, SoAtp^oi rroSes, evpea rapad, 470 

 KcoXojv 8' ovK laa p.erpa, TTohes r ov 7rd[j,TTav ofioZoi, 

 oAA' ot TTpoadev eaaiv dpeioves, vardrioi Se 

 TToAAov oAi^orepot, /caret t' d/cAct^ouatj/ opLoloi. 

 e/c Se p.€Grjs KecfyaXrjs SiSu^ov Kepag Wvs opovei, 

 ov TL Kepas Kepoev, Trapa 8' ovara fMeaaodi Kopaiqg 475 

 d^Xrixpai KpoTd(f>oiaiv irravreXXovai Kepalai' 

 apKLOv, d)s iXd<f)OLO, repev ar6p,a, AeTrroAeot re 

 (VTog iprjpeSarat, yaXaKoxpoes^ djj,<f)is oSovres' 

 atyXrjv 7Tajji(f)av6o)aav aTraorpdTTrovoiv ovaiTTai. 

 ovprj 8' avr^ eXa^ela, doals are SopKaXlSeaaiv, 480 

 aKpaiGLV pberoTTiade fieXacvofMevrjaiv eOeipais. 



^ foKaKoxpoes Editor coll. Callim. Hec. i. 4. 3 : yaXa^rdxpoes 

 (7a\oKT- DE) MSS. 



" Diod. ii. 50 ^4''* Si<pvrj Kal nefuyixiva rah Ideais, M 



* The Camelopard or Giraife, Giraffe Camdopardalis, cf. ^ 

 Agatharch. ap. Phot. 455. 4 irapa rots rpcay\odvrat.s ^.utIv ij 

 XeyofxevT] Trap' "EWtjcti Ka/x7?Xo7rdp5aXts, avvderov Tpbirov riva /card 

 TT)v KXrjffiv /cat rrjv (pvaiv Xaxoi'ffa. tijv fxev yap TroiKiXiav {i.e. 

 spotted hide) ^x^' TrapSaXecos, to fueyedoi 5e Kaix-rfKov, t6 irdxoi 

 Se vwep<pves, tw 8e ai'x^va tolovtov (care an ciKpwp apieXyecrdai 

 tGsv 5iv5pwv T7)v rpocpTJv ; Strabo 827 ; Diod. ii. 51 ; Heliod. 

 X. 27 ; Athen, 201 c ; Solin. xxx. 19 ; Plln, viii, 69 Nabun 

 Aethiopes vocant collo similem equo, pedibus et cruribus 

 bovi, cajnelo capita, albis maculis rutilum colorem dis- 

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