OPPIAN 



evpvfxeScov KpoviSr]s^ yacrjoxos, rjSe QdXaaaa 

 ainr], koL vaerrjpes ipiyhovTToio daXdacrrjs 75 



Saifjioves, vfierepas r dyeXa? Kal aXirpo^a <f>vXa 

 eLTrefxev alvqcraLTe' ai) S' Wvveias eKacrra, 

 TTorvcL ©ea, Koi Trarpl Kal vleC Tra/AjSacriA^os' 

 dvjJL-qpr) raSe Swpa re-qs iropavvov doihrj^. 



M.vpia /xev hrj (f)vXa Kal CLKpLra ^evdeai ttovtov 80 

 eyb^eperaL TrXwovra' to. S' ov kI tls l^ovofxrivai 

 drp€K€a)S' ov yap rt? i(f>LK€ro ripp,a daXdaarjs' 

 dXXd TpLTjKocrLcov opyvLOiv d)(pi' fidXiara 

 avepes taaaiv re Kal ehpaKov ^ Ap,(f)LTpLTr)v . 

 TToXXd 8' [dTTeipeairj yap dp.er po^a6r]s re ddXaaaa,) 85 

 KeKpvrrrai, rd Kev ov ti? aetSeAa pLvdrjaairo 

 dvTjrog ecov oXlyos 8e voos [MepoTreaaL Kal dXKrj. 

 ov p,ev yap yair]s TToXvix-qropos e'ATTO/xat dXjJbrjv 

 Travporepag dyeXas ovr' edvea fMeiova (fiep^eiv. 

 dXX' etr' dp,cf)i]pLcrrog ev dp,(j>orepr]ai yevedXrj 90 



eid erepr] 7Tpo^e^r]Ke, deol ud<j)a reKjxaipovrai, 

 rjixets 8' dvhpofieoLai votjfiaat, p.erpa <j)lpoip.ev. 



Ixdvat- jxev yever] re Kal -rjdea Kal rropos dXp.rjs 

 KeKpiraL, ovSe rt Trdoi vofial verroSeaaLv o/xotat* 

 OL p,ev yap xdajxaXotcrL rrap olyiaXoZai vep.ovrai, 95 

 fpd[ji[j,ov epeTTrofievoL Kal oa* ev i/janddoLGL (f)vovraL, 

 LTTTTOi KOKKvyes r€ dool ^avQoi r' epvdivoi 



" Ael. ix, 3,5 eh rpiaKoaias opyvids (paffiv dvOpunrois KaTowra 

 elvai TO, iv rfj daKaTTrj, Trepatrepw ye ixt)v ovk4ti. But Plin. 

 ii. 103 Altissimum mare xv. stadiorum Fabianus tradit. 



'' Hippocampus brerirostris Cuv. or If. gutttdatus Cuv., 

 both M.G. aXoydKL {i.e. Horse), the latter being commoner 

 in Greek waters (Apost. p. 7). Cf. Marc. S. 21 ; Phn. 

 xxxii. 149 ; Athen. 304 e, 



" One of the Gurnards, prob. Trigla lyra L., The Piper. 

 It is of a brig-ht red colour {epvdpbv KOKKvya Numen. ap. 

 Athen. 309 f) and Athen, 324 f quotes Speusippus, etc., for 



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