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earri fMev TTpcoTcara XeXov/xevos at/xarL Xd^po), I 



ota iJ,edva(f)aXea)v, irepoKXivecov re Kaprjvov " 



avrdp eTretr' CTTt ydtav vnoKXaSov i^eravvadr) ' 20. 

 ats o y 67rt ifjapbddov /ce/ca(^7jdra yuta rdvvaaev . 

 ol Se tot' iyKoveovGL ttoXv TrXeov, alipa S' vrrepde 

 rravres epeKjdjjievoL KparepoZaL Seoua utto Seofiols 

 ovSev dXevopLCvov, /xaAa 8' TJpefxov drpe/jieovra. 

 ctj fieya roXpL-qevres, oaov p^aSov, ocrcrov epe^av, 2l( 

 alvov Kelvo neXcopov arc ktlXov deipovaiv . 



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Q-qpaaaav /cat dcJoas dvaiheas, r]hk yevedXa 

 TTOpSaXtcov aTTarrjaav, arap ttoXv p,€io(n ^odpois' 

 Kiova 8' ovxl Xidoto, Spvos 8' irdpiovro K€pair]v 21i 

 oi58e p.kv viffLKpefJirj x^p^dpov yovov rjcoprjaav, 

 dXXd Kvvos ' rod 8' ayr' dno p-qhea hriaav IpdaOXais 

 AeTrraAeat? ■ o 8' a/)' coKa TrepLGTrepx'rjS 68vvr)(Ti.v I 

 (LpvdpoXs vXdet /cat TTOpBaXUaaiv dyVet* ■ 



■jj 8e /xaA' Idvdr], 8ta t€ 8/310? t^y? opoyet. 22( 



ells' 8' OTTOT^ Ixdv^oXoL KvpTov SoXov €<jTiqaavro , 

 ■nXe^dpevoi aTrdpro) HaXapLviSi, /cat Aayoveoo-t 

 TTOvXvTTou 'x) K€GTprja TTvpl (f>Xeyidovr€s edevro' 

 oBp.r] 8' is TrXarapcovas di^LKero, Kal ttotI Kvprov 



" Ael. xiii. 10 describes a somewhat similar method used 

 by the Moors. » Cf. II. iii. 388. 



" Cf. C. i. 156, //. iii. 3H. The ref. of IlaXa/juAdi— whether 

 to the island or to the town in Cyprus— is unexplained, but 

 no plausible emendation has been proposed. 



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