OPPIAN 



fiatofxevaL BaLrrjv ave/JicoXiov, ouS' edeXovai 

 TTpo^\a>oK€Lv, evKpaks ea»? eap -q^TJaeiev. 



"E^op^a 8' dXXijXoiaLV dvdpcnov e'ydo? exovai 

 Kapa^os aLKTTjp jxvpaiva re TTovXvTTohes re, 

 aXX'^Xovs 8 oXeKovaiv dpLOi^aioiai ^ovoiaiv. 25.' 



at€t 8' Ixdvoeaaa pard aj)iaiv larar^ evvco 

 /cat pbodoSi dXXov 8' aAAos' ei^v eveTrXi^uaro VT)hvv. 

 7) pb€v V7T€K 7TeTp7]s aXtpbvpeos opp.rjOeLaa 

 <j)OLraXlrj p,vpaiva hUaavrat o'lhp,ara ttovtov, 

 (f>op^r)V p,aLop,evrj, rdxa 8' eiaihe ttovXvttov dKrrjs 26« 

 aKpa BLep7Tvt,ovTa /cat aarraaiiqv errt drjprjv 

 eaavro yrjdopievr] • rov 8' ov Xddev iyyvs iovaa • 

 aAA' -rjroL irpchrov [xev dTvt,6pievos hehovqrat, 

 is (f)6^ov, ou8' apa p^rjx^^ ^X^*' p-^po-ivav dXv^ai 

 epTTcov vrixop^evriv re /cat aa^^ra fiaLpiaxjoaav . 26i 



aiifja 8e pav Karepiapijje yevvv r evepeiae ha<j}OLvrjV 

 TTOvXvTTOs aur' deKiov oXorjs vtto pidpvar^ dvdyKXjs, 

 dpi<f)L 8e OL pLcXeeacxLV IXiaaerai, aAAore aAAa? 

 TTavroias arpo(j)dXiyya£ vtto aKoXioiCLV Lp.dai 

 r€Xvdt,iov, et ttcos p^iv ipr^rvaeie ^poxoiOLV 27< 



dpi(f)i^aXcov' aAA ovri /ca/ca>r a/co? our aAecopi^* 

 peta yap dpL^Lireaovros oXiadrjpoZs peXeeaaiv 

 orpaXer] pivpaiva Siappeei oldTrep vhcop' 

 avrdp o y' aAAore vcora TTOvaioXa, dXXore Setprjv 

 ovpi^v t' dKpordrrjv Trepi^dXXerai , dXXore 8 avre 27( 

 e/iTTtTTTCi aropLaros re TTvXais yevvoyv re pbvxolacv. 

 cos Se 7TaXaLapi,oavvr]s yviaXKeos tSpLOves dvSpes 

 Srjpov €7r' dAATJAoicrtv erjv dvaj>aiverov dXKrjv, 



" i.e. the Sea Crayfish or Spiny Lobster: H. i. Ml n. 

 " //. i. 142 n. 



•^ Ael. i. 32 (where the hostihties of Poulpe, Muraena, 

 are described) fiiipaiva ixkv yap raTs aKfxais tCov oSovtuiv tcls 



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