OPPIAN 



ol nXeZaroi, Xd^pa^ 8e Sis axOirai ElXeidvLais ' 

 rpcyXat Se rpiyovoLaiv eTnovvp,oi eicri yovrjaL' 

 OKopTTLOs av reTopeaai ^epet ^eXos (hhiveaaf 

 7T€VTe 8e KVTTpivoiGL yovol pLovvoiOLV eacriv 

 olov 8' owTOT€ <f)acri yevos ^pdaaaadat ovioKov, 

 aXX en rovr atSrjXov iv dvdpcoTTOLat rervKrai. 



EuT dv 8' elapivdlo TTepnrX-qQcoai, yovoio 

 iXdves (horoKOt, rol p.kv /card ;;^a)/30V eKaaroi. 

 evKTjXoi fiLfjivovcnv ivl (T<f)€r4poLai hop-oiai' 

 TToXXoL 8 dypopuevoi ^vvrjv oSov oppuLcovraL 

 Ev^eLvov fierd ttovtov, iv avrodt reKva reKcovTai. 

 Kelvos yap TrdaT]s yXvKepmrepos *Ap.j>Lrpirrjs 

 koXttos, dveipecTLOLai /cat evvhpocs 7TOTap,oTaiv 

 apSop,€vos, /JiaXaKal 8e TToXvi/jafiaOoi r' eTTicoyat,' 

 ev 8e Ol ev(f>V€€s re vofial Kal dKVfMoves dKral 

 TTerpai. re yXa<j>vpal Kal xVP^f^^'- ''Xvoevre? 

 aKpai re oKtepai /cat da Ixd'^crt (jyiXrar^ eauLV 

 ev 8e ot ovre tl ktjtos dvdpcrcov ovre rt Tr^jLia 

 evrpe<f)eTaL veTToheoatv oXedpiov ovhe p-ev daaoi 

 hvapLevees yeydaaiv ctt' IxBvol ^aLorepotaiv 



" A. 543 a 5 17 5i^ rpiyXri /jlovti rpis. Oppian derives Tply\r) 

 from Tpls, rf. Ael. x. 2 rpiyXrjp 8e Kal rpis kvhv Karriyopei, 

 (pacri. Kai to 6vofx.a. Cf. ix. 51 ; Phil. 116 ; Athen. 334 d. 



*" But A. 543 a 7 6 aKopirios TiKTei Sis ; Plin. ix. 162 

 scorpaenae bis (anno pariunt) ; Athen. 320 e. 



" A. 568 a 16 tiktovo-i. S' et> rrj KadrjKOVcrr) wpq. Kvwpivoi /j-^v 

 wevraKii fj e^dKis' troiecTat de tov tokov fidXiffTa ewi roh &(rTpois. 



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