OPPIAN 



ppvx't^OijLols oXooXatv, eVtjSpe/xerat 8' oAos" aWiqp. 

 Kat p o fiev avTLK opovae XiXaiofjuevos XP^^^ daai, 

 XalXam p^etjueptr^ TTavofiouos ' ol 8e fxivovaiv l 



aaT€[M(j)€ls TTvpoeaaav eTTaLyi^ovaav iviTT-qv. 

 avrap 6 y' ev r' ovvx^oai yevvaai re XevyaXerjuiv 17! 

 aax^Tos ov K€v eXr^aiv eTTaLdvaacov /cepai^et. 

 rov 8' erepos KaroTTtade p.eradpa>aKiov al^rjcbv 

 kikXt](jk€i, TTaraycbv re SiaTTpvGLov re yey covers, 

 alipa 8' eTnarpe^dels p-eyaX'qvcjop rjVKop,os Xis 

 ajpro XtTTcbv ov e/jiapipev vtto crrd/xa' Kat ttoXlv aXXos 18( 

 hoxpiios rjvyeveiov opivei drjpa KeXatvov 

 dXXoL 8' dXAaxodev fXLv eTraaavrepoL KXoveovai, 

 pivolaiv TTLcrvvoL aaKeeaoL re kol reXafjuaxn, 

 rovs ovre Kparepol yevvcov rdp.vovaLv ohovres, 

 ovre aihripeioiv ovvxcov Treipovaiv aKWKai. 181 



avrdp 6 piaijjihiov (j)dLvvdei ttovov, aKpira dvcov, 

 rov p.ev KaXAeLTTCov, rov 8' alp6p,€vos x^^vo? alipa 

 av epvcov, rco 8' avris ddaxeros Idvs opovcov. 

 O)? 8' ottot' ev TToXefxoicrLV dp-q'Cov dvSpa Kparaiov 

 87^10? dijL(f)L^dXrj are^dvrj fxaXepoto p,6doio, 19< 



avrdp o ye rrveiiov /j-evos "Apeos evda /cat evda 

 ataaei, 7TaXdp,rj KpaBdcov Tre^ovcup-evov eyxos, 

 otjje Se fjiiv hdfxvTjaLV evvdXios Xoxos dv8pd)v, 

 Travres o/jlov ^piaavres' d 8' oKAa^et Kard yairjs, 

 ^aXXofievog TrvKtvijat ravvppoit,oL(yiv aKcoKals' 19<' 



cl)s d y dvr\v6aroi(yiv direi'ndp.evos Kap,droi,aiv 

 oipe ^porolaiv eScoKe ^pa^-q'Ca Trdvra p,6doio' 

 d(f)p6v aTToaraXdeL Se norl ax^pov alfxaroevra' 



" aH (puuv, i.e. avepvwv, i.e. avFepinov, from a.va. + ipiii). In 

 Homer the verb occurs (1) with reference to sacrifices {II. 

 i. 459, ii. 422 avepvaav /x^v rrpuna), where scholl. interpret it 

 of drawing the victim's head backward and upward, (2) of 



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