OPPIAN 



dAA' avrojs [xoyeei. Keveov ttovov ov yap iKaveL 

 j^pcoro? eorco [jiaXepolai, /cat lefxevos irep oSoucri* 

 roirj p^LV Xdxt^r] Suo-TratVaAo? ap,<j)t^€^rjK€V 

 avrap 6 KVKXorepris oXoorpoxos aloXa yvla 370 



hivevajv, TrVKivfjai KvXivSopevos crTpo(l>dXLy^LV, 

 ipTTLTTTeb aTTeiprjac /cat oura^ei ^eXeeaat 

 yalrris 6^vr6p,oiaw 6 8 dXXodev et/Serat aXXos 

 txd)p alparoeLS, rov 8' eA/cea ttoAA' avta^ei. 

 eV^a /xiv a.p(j)L^aX(hv TrepLrjyeC Trdvrodev oXkco 375 



vypos ocjiLS x^XeTToZai TTepiTTXeyhrjv vtto Seapols 

 tax^f' t' e/x7rptet re X^'^V ''"' eVepetSerat (xAkt^i'. 

 Tou 8' ei-'cra) rdxa Trdaai dXiadaivovoLV aKavdaL 

 o^ea 7Te(f)ptKvlaL' 6 8' iv aKoXoneaoL veTrrjyojs 

 ovre ^irjV dvirjai /cat ovk ideXcov TTeiTehrjTaL, 380 



dAAa p,evei yopL^oiaiv are Kparepolaiv dp-qpcos, 

 o^pa ddvfj, avv 8' avrov aTrecfidiae drjpa TTiil^iov 

 TToAAd/ct?, dAAT^Aot? 8e p.opo'S /cat Trrjpua yevovro' 

 TToXXdKL 8' e^rjXv^e /cat eK(f)vye hetvog e^tvo?, 

 e/cSu? ipTTVcrTrjpos dXvKroTrehr]? re KeXaivrj?, 385 



etCTeVt redvqdJTos e^^^ Trept adpKas aKdvdais. 

 ro'iT) /cat p,vpaLva KaK6(f>povi, Sd/tvarat citt^, 

 Kapd^cp dp-rraXer] re /cat evdvrrjros e8aj8i7. 



Kdpa/3ov au Kat rprjxvv 6p,d)S Kal Kpanrvov iovra 

 SatVur' d<^avp6r€.p6s Trep icbv /cat vcodpos ipcorjv 39( 

 TTOuAuTTOS" rjvLKa ydp ptv vtto airiXdheacfi vo-qar^ 

 avTCOS drpepLCOvra Kal -qfievov, avrap 6 Xddprj 



" In Horn. 11. v. 340 and 416 icho)- means the blood of the 

 gods ; later the serous or watery part of the blood (A. 

 P. A. 651 a 17 rb vdaruda tov aifiaros), the discharge from a 

 wound, etc. Cf. Milton, Par. Lost, vl. 331 of Satan's woimd : 

 " from the gash | A stream of nectarous humour issuing 

 flow'd 1 Sanguine, such as celestial Spirits may bleed ; " 

 Byron, M^ion of Judgement, 25 of St. Peter, " Of course his 



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