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TpvyovL 8e ii(f>i'r] re deos Kparepojrara hujpa 

 yvLOLS eyKaredrjKev, vrrep^Lov ottXov eKdarco 

 Kaprvvas' kol to) [xev virep yevvv iarr^pi^ev 

 opdiov, avroppit^ov, a.KaxP'^vov , ovtl aiSripov 46J 



(jxiayavov, dAA' dSa/xavTo? laoadeves 6^pi}xov aop. 

 ov K€ivov Kpvoeaaav eTn^piaavros aKcoKTjv 

 ovSe fjidXa areper] rXatr] Xtdog ovrrjOelaa' 

 Toirj ol t^apbeviqs re veXec iTvpoeaaa, r epiorj. 



Tpvyovi S e/c vedrrjs dvareXXerat dypiov ovprjs 47( 

 Kevrpov ojjbov ■)(aXe7T6v re ^t,r} Kal oXedpiov lo). 

 ouSe Kev ov ^i(f>LaL, ov rpvyoves ev yevveaai 

 <f>opPrjV irpoade Trdaatvro , rrdpos ^eXeeaai ha^oivols 

 ovTTJaai l,a}6v re /cat drrvoov om rrapeir]. 

 dAA' 7)701 ^i(f)lr]v [xev errr]v rrpoXiTrrjaLV dvrpirj, 47 



avriKa ol KaKeivo avve^duro Kaprepov dop, 

 avrcp 8 ottXov dvaKn avvea^ero , /caSSe XeXeirrrai 

 oariov ovhevoucopov, dp,'q)(avov oaaov Iheadai 

 (ffacryavov ovhe Kev dv ri Kal lep,evo^ reXeaeias. 

 rpvyoviov S' ovrroi Ti KaKcorepov errXero TTTjp^a 48( 

 rpcjjjxaros, oi}8' ocra )(etpes dp-q'Ca re)(}''r]cravro 

 )(aXKT)cov, ovS^ oaaa (fiepeTrrepvycDV eV oiarcov 

 YlepaaL ^ap/xa/CTType? oXedpta pnqrlaavro' 

 rpvyovL yap ^cofj re ^eXos piyiarov OTTT/Set 

 l,a(f)Xey€s, otov rrov rt? dvrjp rre^pLKev aKovcov, 4f 

 t^coei re (f>dLp,ev'r)s koI dreipea pverai aXKrjv 



" Trygon vulgaris Risso (T. pastinaca Cuv.), M.G. rpvyihv 

 at Paros, /uLovrpov^a at Chalcis (yVpost. p. 6). A long spine 

 on the tail represents the dorsal fin. It is sometimes as 

 much as eight inches long and is capable of causing a serious 

 wound. It is used by the savages of the South Sea Islands 

 to tip their spears. Cf. A. ,598 a 12, etc. ; Athen. 330 a ; 

 Phil. lOf) ; Plin. ix. 155 Sed nullum usquam execrabilius 

 quam radius super caudara eminens trygonis, quam nostri 



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