OPPIAN 



eXdaiGLV, TOT* eVetTa SoAou ireTaaaaa dvperpa, 

 i^a7TLV7)s avvefiapijje Kal eoTraaev evpv ■)(avovaa 

 dyprjv KepSaXerjv, ocrcrrjv e'Aev olpb-qcraaa. 



Kat [Ji€v Sr) ^oXojjLTjTLs eTTLKXoTTOv €vpaTO d'qp'qv 12 

 (Tr]7TLr] • €K yap ol Ke^aXrjs 7T€(f)vaaLV apatol 

 aKpefioves irpoTevels, oiOTe ttXokol, olai Kal avTrj 

 (vaTC irep opixifjaiv e^e'A/cerai Ix^vas o.ypr), 

 TTpr^vrjs iv ifjajxadoLaLv vtt' OGTpaKcp elXvdeZaa. 

 Keivais 8e 'TrXoKapilaL Kal rjviKa Ku/nara dvet 12 



X^ijJiaTL TTeTpdoiV avTcax^TaL, rjvre tls vrjvs 

 Tretcr/xar' ctt' aKTaiir]aw dvaipafxevq CTTTtAaSeaat. 



KaptSe? 8' oXiyai p,kv Iheiv, lar] Se /cat (xAkt^ 

 yvLOLs, aAAa SdAotcrt /cat aXKi/jbov ojXeaav Ix^vv, 

 Xd^paKa, acf)€Tepr)aLV irriKXea Xa^poavvrjaiv . 13' 



ol fiev yap aTrevSovuL Kal Idvovai Xa^iadai 

 Kapihcov, Talg 8 ovTe (J)vyelv adevos ovtc fxdx^adai, 

 oXXvjjbevaL 8 oXeKovaL Kal ovs 7Te<f)vovai <f>ovrjag. 

 €VT€ yap dii<l>ix<^v6vTes ecraj fjidpipcDaiv oSovtojv, 



" Sepia officinalis L., the Common Cuttle. 



* A. 5-23 b 31 Tuji/ fxh otv fiaXaKiwv KaXov/x^vuv to. fxiy #^w 

 nbpta Tad'' iarlv, iv fikv ol dvo/xa^ofievoi irddes, Sevrepov 8e tovtojv 

 ^XOfJ-^i'V V K€<pa.\ri. 



* i.e. tentacles, irpo^oaKiSes, -irXeKravai. Cf. A. 523 b 29 

 ISla T Ix"'^*''"' '*'' ■'"^ (Tr]Triai Kai ai revdiSes Kal oi revOoL dvo 

 vpo^ocrKidas fjLaKpdi, iw dKpcov TpaxvTTjTa ixovcrai diKdrvXav, ah 

 irpoaayovTai re Kal Xafx^dvovcriv ei's to arofia r7)u rpocprjf, Kal 

 brau xf'y"""' V- paWofievaL wpos Tiva irerpav Coairep dyKvpas 

 d-jToaaXfueiv ; Plin. ix. 83 sepiae et loli^ini pedes duo ex his 

 longissimi et asperi quibus ad ora admovent cibos et in 

 fluctibus se velut ancoris stabihunt, cetera cirri quibus 

 venantur; Athen. 323 d Tpi<povTaL 8' al fjuKpai ar]irlai toTs 

 XeiTTols ixOvdioti, diroT€lvov(Tai. rds irpo^otTKiSas {Lcrirep opfuds Kal 

 TauTaii dr)pivovaai.. Xiyerai. 5' dis orav 6 x^'-f^'' yiv7)Tai tGiv 

 ireTpidiuiv ibcnrep dyKvpai% rah wpo^oaKiai. Xa/x^avofifvai opfiovffi ; 

 Ael. V. 41 ; Plut. Mor. 978 n. 



'' The Cuttle-fish has no shell. But the ffrjwioy, or hard 



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