OPPIAN ^ 



7TeL,as Kal (T(f)at,pcovas ofjuov aKoXiov re ndvaypov ■ 

 [xvpla 8' atoAa rota SoXoppa(f)€a>v Xiva koXttojv. 1 



dXXoL 8' av KVproiaiv e-nl (ftpeva p.dXXov e^ovai, 85 

 KvproLS, ol Kvcoaaovrag iovs rju<f)p7]vav dvaKrag 

 evKiqXov?- jSaioj 8e ttovco fieya K€p8os oTrrjSel. 

 dXXot 8' ovTdl,ovaL ravvyXcoxi-vi rpiaivrj 

 eXXoTTas €K )(€puov re Koi eK veos, cos edeXovai. 

 rdJv TTavrcjv Kal fierpov oaov Kal Koap^ov eKaarov 90; 

 drpeK€(x>s 'iaaaiv, oaoi rdSe reKraivovrai. 



'IxdvGL 8' ovK dpa p.ovvov eV aAAT^Aoicxt vo-qp.a 

 7TVKVOV erjv Kai p,rjri,s eTTt/cAoTTOs", dAAa Kal avrovs 

 TToXXoLKLg e^eTrd(f>rjaav i7Ti(f)povas dypevrijpas 

 /cat (jivyov dyKtarpcov re ^ias Xayovas re Tvavdypcov, 95 

 rfhrj eviaxdp-evoL, Trapd 8e (f)pevas eSpafxov dvSpdJv, 

 ^ovXfj VLK-^aavres, dxos 8' dXiev<jL yevovro. 



}^earpevs p^ev ■nXeKrfjaiv ev dyKoivrjai Xivoio 

 eXKopLevos 8oAov ovri rrepihpopLOV rjyvolrjaev , 

 vxffL 8 dvaOpcoaKei, XeXirjpievos v8aro£ dKpov, 1' 



opdos dvoi CTTTevScov oaaov adevos dXp^ari Kovcfxx) 

 6pp,rjaai, ^ovXrjs 8e aa6(f)povos ovk epidrrjcre- 

 TToXXdKi yap pLTTrjcn Kal vcrrara Treta/xara (^eXXwv 



" Lat. nassa, Sil. Ital. v. 47, Piin. ix, 13-2, etc. ; a long 

 basket of wickerwork (o-xoij'iSt Kvprrj Nicand. A. 025, Plat. 

 'Jim. 79 1) Kvprov vXeyfiari, cf. Plln. xxi. 1 14) with wide funnel- 

 shaped mouth and narrow throat, so constructed that once 

 the fish has entered, it cannot get out a^ain, Theocr. xxi. 11 ; 

 Poll. X. 13'2, A. P. vi. "23 ttXwtCjv re Trdyijv irepidia Kvprov ; 

 cf. vi. 192. 



'' Plato, Laws 823 E euSoucri Kvproa dpybv dripav diairoi'ovfifvois. 



" A three-pronged fork for spearing fish : Poll. x. 133 

 Tpi68ovf, Tpiaiva, ixOvKefTpov ; Plat. So[)h. 220 c ; Athen, 

 323 e; A. P. vi. 30; Horn. Od. x. 124 ixOvs 5' tbs Treipovres, 

 where Eustath. rptaivais ij ri(ni> eripois avji^vfifxevoLi opydvois ; 

 Plin. ix. 51, 84, 92. 

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