OPPIAN 



Kapihojv re vo[jt,al /cat dvatSea (j)vXa Trayovpojv, 

 olre /cat djX(f)i^LOLs ivapl6p,i,ov alaav e}(ovai. 



Yidvres S' otcrt re kcoXov vtt' oarpaKO) eanqpiKTai, 

 oarpaKov eKhwovcrc yepalrepov, aAAo S' evepde 

 aapKos VTT€K vedrrjs dvareAAeraf ol 8e irdyovpoL, 281 

 T]VLKa p-qyvvpiivoLo ^irjv cj)pdaacovTai iXvrpov, 

 TJdvTT] p,atp,cocoaLV eSrjTvos laxo.v6ojvr€s , 

 pTjirep-q pivolo SidKpicrLS 6(f)pa yev-qrat 

 7TXr]aap,€vo)y ' eur' dv be hiarp^ayev epKos oXicrdr], 

 ol S' rjToi TTpwrov piev inl ifiapdOoLat reravTai 29( 

 avTcos, ovre ^op-qs pepvrjpevoi ovre rev dXXov, 

 eXTTopevot (f)dtpevoi,ai pereppevai oi38' eVt deppLov 

 €p,7TV€ieLv, pLva> 8e TTepLTpopeovaiv dpaifj 

 dpTL<j)VT(p' perd S' avris dyeipopevoi voov tJSt] 

 ^aiov dapaiqaavres drrd ipapiddoLo Trdaavro • 29 



ro^pa Be dvpLov exovaiv dpiq-)(avov dSpaveovres, 

 6(f)pa TTepl peXeecrai veov OKeiras d/x^tTrayetTj . 

 (hs 8e TLS Irjrrjp vov<ja)(dea (f)djra Kop,L^wv 

 rjpaai pev TrpayTOiai ^oprjs diroTTaarov epvKei, 

 TT-qparos dp^Xvvtov paXepdv odevos, avrdp evreira 3(H 

 rvrdd ^oprjs ojpe^e voaiqXia, piexpi^S aTraaav 

 dr-qv yvLo^opovs re Svas dSwa? re Kad-qprj- 

 at? oty' dpricjivroiaiv dvataaovaiv eXvrpois 

 8et8tdTes' vovaoLo /ca/cds" vtto Krjpas dXv^ai. 



"AAAot 8' epTTvarrjpes dXos vaiovaiv evavXovs, 30i 

 TTOvXvTToBes cfKoXioi Kal KopSvXos 178' dAteiJcrii/ 



« //. ii. 128 n. 



' Cancer pagurus L., the Edible Crab, M.G. Ka^ovpi: A. 

 525 b 5 ; Athen. 319 a. ' C. ii. 217 n. 



^ A. GOl a 10 Tiov OaXaTTLUv ol Kdpa^oi. Kal dcrraKol eK5vvov<nv 

 . , . €K56vovcn 5^ /cat oi KapKlvoi to yrjpas . , . orav 8' eKbvvuai., 

 fiaXaKCL yiveTai waixirav to. 6<TTpa.Ka Kal o'i ye KapKivoi ^adi^eiv oii 

 a<p6bpa dvvavTai ; Plin. ix. 95 ambo {i.e. lociistae and cancri) 



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