OPPIAN 



knTvae nevKehavov, ^a/ieviy p^dAoi^, oX^ov oXeOpov, 

 6<j>pa ydfjia) Trprjvs re /cat euSto? avrtaaeie. 

 aras 8' ap' eTTt prjy[juvog eov v6p.ov ippol^r^cre 

 klkXt^gkcjov (fnXoT'^Ta' docos 8' iaoLKovae KcXaLvrj 

 Lvyrjv jjivpaiva /cat eaavro daaaov 6'iarov. 56 



"q fiev dp* €K TTovroio riraiverai, avrdp 6 ttovtov 

 eK yaiTjs TroAtotcrtv eTreyu-jSatvet podioiaiv 

 a/x^co 8' aAAT^Aoicrtv' OjittA^crat jue/xaaJTe 

 avp.TTeaeT'qv, exi-os Be Kapt] KareSeKro ^P-vovaa 

 vvfi^r] <f)VUi6o)cra- ydfjbO) 8* eTnyrjdriaavres 57 



t) p,ev aAos iraALv etcn juer 'qUea, rov o em )(epaov 

 oXkos dyei, Kpvepov Be TrdXiv [xerax^veraL lov 

 Xdrrrcuv, ov trdpos rJKe /cat €^'q(f)V(Taev oBqvtcov. 

 T]v 8' apa fMrj n klxj] Kelvov ;\;oAov, ovTrep oBlttjs, 

 drpeKeoiS eoLhoiv /xtv, direKXvaev vBari Xd^pco, 57 

 aurap o y' dcrxd'Xoayv pcTTTei Sejjias, elaoKe fioXpav 

 XevyaXeoLO Xd^rjaiv dvco'Carov davdroto, 

 alS6p.€vos, or* dvaXKLs orrXoiv yeved^ ots eTTeiroidei, 

 e[xp,ev^ 6(f)iS, TTerprj Be crvvcoXeae /cat Se/xaj Id). 



AeXi^lves 8' dvBpeaaiv 6p,d)s ydfiov evrvvovraL 58 

 firjBed r dvBpofxeoiuL TTaveiKeXa Kaprvvovraf 

 ovB' alel 7Tpo(f)avr]s iropos dpaevos, dAAa ol eiaco 

 KCKpvTTTai, Xex^cov Be Kara XP^'^S" e'A/cerat e^a>. 



Totat fjiev (f)iX6rrjres ev IxOvolv rjBe /cat evvaL 

 aAAos" 8' dXXoir] Xexecov Ipieiper at wprj, 5J 



/cat yeverjv 7Tpo(f)epei' rot? p^ev dlpos, olat Be xet//.a, 

 rots' 8' eap t) ^dwvdovaa tokov 7Tpov<f)'qvev OTTcoprj. 

 /cat Tot p,ev XvKd^avTL /xt'av pLoyeovai yevedXrjV 



" A. 540 b 22 ; De gen. 756 b 1 ; Plin. ix. 74. 

 "- A. 570 a 25, 570b 11 if., 543 b 18 ff. ; Plin. ix. 1«2. 



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