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SaiTU/xove? prjyfjuaiv eTreiyo/xevot ireXdovcnv 



aAAoi 8' av neromade huoKoixevoi TTpoOeovcri 49( 



d-qXvrepais dyeXrjaLV, irTel <j>iX6rr]ros epcoTL 



iXKOfievat aTrevbovat, p^er* dpaevas dax^Tco 6pp,fj. 



€vd^ ol p,€v a(f)€T€pas eTTt yaarepas aXX-qXaiaL 



rpL^op^ivoi dopov vypov airoppaivovaLV oTTtadev, 



at 8' o'iarpcp /xe/xautat eTratySryv arop,ar€aat 49{ 



KOLTTTOvatv Toicp 8e ydjJicp irX-qdovai yovoio. 



TrXeZaros p^ev v6p,os ovtos iv Ixdvaiv ol 8e /cat 



evvds 

 Kal daXdpLovs dXoxovs re SiaKpiSov dp,<j>L5 e-)(ovai, 

 t,€V^dp.€VOL- ttoXXt] yap iv l-)(dvaiv ear^ ^ K<j)pohirrj : 

 Olarpos re Z-^Aos" re, ^apvs deos, ooaa re riKrei 50(1 

 depp^os "EpcL)?, ore Xd^pov evi <^peai Kchp^ov opivei. 

 TToXXol 8' aXXriXoiai hiaarahov elveKev evvrjs 

 /xapvavrat, pivrjarrjpcnv eoiKoreg, ol Trepl vvpL(f)'r]v 

 TToXXol dyeLpopbevoL Kal 6p,ouoi dvrL(j>€povraL 

 6X^(1) t' dyXatr) re' rd 8' Ixdvauv ov Trapeacnv, 

 aAA' dXKT) yevveg re Kal evhodi Kdpxapov epKos, 

 rotaiv dedXevovat Kal is ydp,ov OTrAt^ovraf 

 roLCTL 8' o Kev TTpo^dXrjrai, 6p,ov ydp.ov evparo vlkyj. 

 Kal rol p.ev TrXeoveaaiv 6p,evvaiais aAo;^oicri 

 repTTOvrai, adpycov re yevos Kal K6a(JV(f>os aWoiV 51(| 

 rol 8e p,Lav arepyovai Kal dp,(j)ie7TovaLv aKocnv, \ 



KovdapoL alrvatoi re, /cat ou TrXeoveaat yavvvrat. 



" A. 541 a 14 Trepl /.lif yap ttjv Tqs oxelas (hpav al drfKeLai. 

 Toil AppecTLV eTTo/iievai . . . Kbirrovaiv vvb rrjv yacrrepa roh 

 arbpiaciv, ol 5k darrov irpotevrai {tov dopbv) kcll pLoXKov ; Plin. 

 ix. 157 femina piscis coitus tempore marem sequitur ventrem 

 eius rostro pulsans. 



* Plin. I.e. pisces attritii ventrium coeunt; A. I)e gen. 

 717 b 36 01 pih ykp ixOves oxevovai irapaTriwTovTes. 



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