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ouT€ (f)vyelv, TTTepvyeacnv ev-q^evov aypiov olarpov, 

 OS a<j)iai, KavarrjpoZo kvvos veov laraixevoio, 

 K€vrpov TTevKehavoto doiqv evepeiherai aAfCT]!/, 510 



6^1) pLoX eyx^pip^TTTCjov , xaXeTrrjv 8' em Xvaaav opivei, 

 dcoprj^as ohvvrjaiv eTTiCTrrep^et 8' aeKovras 

 ^oiraXer] p,aariyL ■)(opev€pLev' ol 8e /ccAatvoj 

 rvp,pbaTL TTai^daaovat pbepurjvoTes, dXXore 8' aAAr^ 

 KU/xa KaQiTTTTevovGLV, dvrjVVTOV dXyos exovres. 515 



TToXXaKi Kal vrjearaiv evKpacpoLS evopovaav 

 pLTTj] €Xavv6p,€VOL hvoKpaeC' iroXXaKi. 8' dXpirjs 

 CKdopov is yaldv re Karehpap,ov dairaipovTes 

 Kal piopov -qpbeLi/javTO ttoXv Kp,rir ojv ddvvdojv 

 rolov yap 8aKo? alvov eVippeVet oj)8' dvlrjai. 52( 



KOL ydp rot Kal ^ovcrlv dvdpaLos evre rreXdaarj 

 otarpos, evLXpt'P'^'fi 8e jSe'Aos" XayoveaaLV apatat?, 

 ovT€ TL ^ov(f)6p^a)v p,eXeTo.i ae^as ovre vopioXo, 

 out' dyeXv/S 7tol7]v he Kal avXia Trdvra Xnrovres 

 aevovrai Xvcrcrrj re6ocop,evoL' ov8e ns avrols 525 



ov TTorafxcijv, ov irovros dvepi^aros, ovSe ;\^apa8joat 

 pcoyddes, ov Trerprj ns dtjioinqros KarepvKet, 

 pLTTrjV TavpeLTjv, or^ ivL^ear] o^v KeXevcov 

 ^omvTTOS, drp-qpfjoLV iinaTTepxcov oSvvrjai ' 

 Trdvrr] Se ^pvx'^, rrdvrrj he ol a'A/xara Xl^V^ 53u 



eiAetraf rotrj puLV dyei 8pip,ela dveXXa. ai 



Kal TO p,ev IxOvaiv dXyos opuouov ijSe ^oeaai. " 



AeX<f)LV€s 8' dyeXjjaiv dXos p.eya Kotpaviovaiv , 



" 603 a 25 ol 5k dvvvoi. Kal ol ^i<piai olcrTpQcri rrepl Kwbs 

 iiriToXriu' ^xot'crt yap dfi(p6repoi TijviKavTa wepl ra Trrepvyia otov 

 CTKuiXrjKLOv rbv Ka\ovf.i.evov olcrpov, 6p.oiov fxiv aKopvLu}, pL^yedos 8' 

 tjXlkov apaxi'V^- ttolovcl 8i ravra irbvov roaovTov war' e^dWeaOai 

 ovK ^XaTToc iviore rbv ^Lffjiav rod heK((nvos, dio Kai roh ttXoIois 

 TToWdKis ifnTLirToiKjiv. Cf. 557 a 27 ; Plin. ix. 54 Animal est 

 parvum scorpionis effigie, aranei rnagnitudiiie. Hoc se et 



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