OPPIAN 



TraAAoju.et'oi Kaixvovai Kal a/x/SAwovrat ipcorj^. 



rrjs Se jxeya ^Aeye^ei koI opiverai aypiov '^rop, 



elaoKC fiLV ■)(r]XfiaLV eVat'^a? SoAt^^r^atv 34C 



Kapa^os avx^vioio Xd^rj jxeaaoLO rdvovTos' 



'lax^i S' €ybTTe<f>vcbs x^^'^^^V ^^'''^ TTvpayprj, 



voiXep-is, oyS' dvLrjat /cat iaavp,evr)v Trep aXv^ai' 



7] 8e ^17] jxoyeovaa /cat doxO'Xoojo oSwryat, 



TTOLvrr) Stveuet (T/coAtot" Se/xas', ati/'a 8e vcbra 341 



Kapd^ov o^v^eXi] Trept^aAAerat dp.^Lxvd eZaa, 



iv 8' eTrdyrj aKcoXocaL /cat o^etrjatv a/ca>/cat? 



ocrrpdKOV, coTetAats- 8e TrepiTrX-qdovaa dap^eials 



oXXvraL avTohd'LKTOS , utt' d(f)pa8lrjat, davovaa. 



<Ls 8' ore dr]po(l>6va}V tls dvrjp heharip.evo'S epycov, 35( 



Aaoiv d^^t8d/xotCTtv ivaypop.evoJV ayopfjcn, 



TTophaXiv olarprjdelaav ivl polt,oi,aLV Ip.dadXrjs 



iyX^^I) 8e;^eTat Tavarj/cet Sop^/x.os' tJTroaTas"' 



1^ 8e /cat elaop6u>aa yevvv drjKToXo ai^iqpov 



dypia Kvp^aivovaa Kopvuaerai, iv 8 apa Aat/xoi 35fi 



i^irre 8oupo8oKry ;;^aA/C7^AaTov ecTTraaev aLXP'f]V' 



a)s dpa Kal p,vpaLvav eXev x^Xos d(f)pahLr]GL 



hvapiopov , avrorvTTOiatv vrr' (hreiXfjaL 8a/x€tcrav. 



TOi,7]v 7TOV rpa<f>€pfjs yaiif]s ctti hrjpiv edevro 



dp.(f)co ivl ^vXoxoccTLV 6<j>is Kal rprjxvs ix^vos 36C 



dvrop^evoL' Kal rols ydp dvdpaios: alaa p.ep.-qXev. 



TfTOi 6 fiev -npo'thajv oXo^cLCov ep7TvcrTi]pa, 



<j)pa^dp,evos TTVKivfjcrLV vtto TTpo^XrjaLv a/caveats' 



etAetrat a(j)atp7]h6v , v<f)^ epKe'C yvla (f)vXdaacov, 



evhodev ip7Tvt,a)V' 6 8e ol ax^hov avriKa dvvcov 3K 



irpwra /xev toTo/coiCTiv imaTTepx^L yevveacnv , 



" The reference is to a ludus hestiarius (Senec. Ep. viii. 

 312 



