OPPIAN 



e^oTTide TTpovTVipe Kal au;\;eVa x^P^*" Sa^otvat? 



eiAev im^piaas, kXIv€v re [mlv aypcov vttvov 416i 



ov rrjAou davdroLO kol ei/xara Travr' ivapt^as 



cpx^TO, SvaKephrj re <^epojv /cat dreariov dyprjV i 



ToiaSe /cat TTtvuTotCTt vor]p.ara irovXvTToheaaLV. 



OtSe jLiev dvTL^ioL Kal dvapatot 'i^ox eaoiv 

 eivaXicov pLOVVOL Se /xer ixdvatv aloXocfjvXoLs 42(! 



TTOLvrjTTJpes eaai Kai aXXr^Xiov oXerrjpes. 



"AXXoL 8' lo(f)6poL v€7t6So)v, oTopidrecfai 8' dei/CTj? ■ 

 to? €VLrp€(f>€rat arvycpos r' ctti 8T^yju,aCTtv epTrei. 

 rolov Kal GKoXoTvevSpa, Bvaa)Vvp,ov epTrerov dA/xrjs", 

 taov eTTixQovicp Se/ia? ipTrerib' dXXd ro y* drr]v 42 

 Kvvrepov el yap ol ris eTTufjavaeie neXdaaas, 

 auTt/ca ol KvrjaTLS p^ev eTrl xpo^ 9epp,6v epevdos 

 (f)OLviaa€i, apLwhi^ 8e Siarpe^^et i^ure Troinq^, 

 r7]v Kviha KLKX-qaKovaiv, eTTCOVVpbt-qv ohvi'dcxjv. 

 ix^PV ^^ aKoXorrevSpa Trave^oxov daTraXievai 431 



ipLTTeXdav el ydp ttot eTTujjavaeie heXerpov, ; 



ovK dv TLS veTToScov Keivov TreXag dyKLarpoto i 



eXdof rolov ydp ol dTrexO^o. /xtayerai lov. i 



To try Kal ^aXtfjoLV lovXiai rerpo^ev drr} 



" Ael. ii. 50 Ku^ihs, dpaKuv, xfX'Saij', rpvyiov are venomous, 

 the last fatally. 



'' A. 505 b 13 eiai Sk /cat crKoXoirevdpai OaXdmai, wapairX-^aiai 

 TO ei5os rais x^pfJ^a'ttiy, to 5^ fxiyedos fiiKpc^ ^Xdrrovs' yiyvovrai 8e 

 TTfpl roiis TrerpciSfis roirovi ; 621 a. 6 ^v 5i KaXovai aKoKoirevSpav, 

 brav KaTatriri t6 dyKicrrpov, e/crpfTrerat to, ivrbs (ktos, fwr av 

 eK^dXri TO dyKiaTpov eW oi'twj eiffTpeireTai TrdXii^ ivros. /SaSi- 

 foi'cri 5' ai (FKoXoirevSpai irpb% ra Kviaihbr), ioffirep Kai al x^po'^'ai. 

 t(j5 /j.^;/ oSv aTofiaTL ov ddKPovcri, Trj 5e dif/et Kad' oXov to (tQ/jlo., 



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