OPPIAN 



A.aLt/rr)paL 8' d/xtai /cat dAcoTre/ces" eur' dv* e^^covrai, 

 evdi/s dvco anevSovaLv v7TO(f)da86v, alipa Se /jbdcrairjv 14 

 opfMLTjv VTT dSouat hiir\x(xyov rje /cat d/cpa? 

 XO-irag' to uVe/ca rfjaiv ixaXKevcravd^ dXirjeg 

 KavXov 677* dyKLCTTpcp hoXiXiLrepov , dpKos ohovrcov. 



Nat /xi^r /cat vdpKTj a<f>eT€pov voov ovk aTroAetVet 

 TrXrjyfj dvidt^ovaa' TLrawop.evq 8' dSwrjcrti/ 

 dpfjbtfj Xayovas TrpoaTrrvaaeTat,- alijia 8e xcuVr^s" 

 LTTTTeCrjg SovaKog re BUSpafxev e? ^' ctAtT^os' 

 Be^ireprjv eaKTji/je (f)€pd)vv[xov Ixdvog dXyos' 

 TToAAd/ct S' e/c 7TaXdp,r]s KdXafxog (f)vy€v onXa re 



TOto? ydp KpvoTaXXos ivil,erai avriKa X^^P^- ^ 



" H. ii. 554 n. A. 621 a 16, immediately after the 

 allusion to the Fox-shark quoted in next note, adds 



(Tv<TTpi<f)OVTai d^ Ka.l at dfiiai, Srav tl Orjplov tSttxn, kuI kvk\(x) avTuv 

 irepLviovcnv at fxiyiaraL, kclv S,TrTr]Tai tlvos a.fxvvov(Ti,v ' ^x^i'fft 5' 

 oSbvTa'i laxvpovs, Kal ijdri CowTai koL &\\a Kal \dfj.La efiwecroOaa 

 /cat KadeXKoodeiaa. Ael. i. 5 describes 6 ix^^^ 6 rpuiKTrj^, by 

 which he clearly means the Amia : d\oi>j a-yKlaTpt^ fidvos IxOvuv 

 is TO IfiTraXiv iavrbu ovk iiravdyei. dXX' wdelrai, Trjv opfuav 

 dirodeplaai Siil/Qv, oi de dXtets crocpi^ovTai to. ivavria ' rds yap rot 

 t€)v dyKiffTptiiv Xa/3dj x'^^'^^'^""''""''' fiaxpas ktX.; Plut. Mor. 

 977 A TtSi' 5' dyKiffTpwv rocs fxev ffrpoyyuXon iirl Kfcrrp^as Kai 

 afilai XP^""''"'-'- P'-iKpoffTdfj.ovi 6vTai ' rh yap evdvrepov evka^ovvrai. 

 * 77. i. 381 n. Of. A. 621 a 6 ijv bk KaXovai. (TKoMirevSpav, 

 8rav Karairir] t6 dyKtcrrpov, (KvpeTrerai rd evrbi iKrii, ?ws dv 

 e/c/SdXj r6 AyKicrTpov eW' ovrws daTpiverai irdXiv ivros. . . . 

 tCjv S' IxO'ouv at 6vo/j.a^6fj.evaL dXtiTrejces Srav aXadwvTai oti. 

 t6 dyKiffTpov Karaw€WihKa(nv, poTjdovo'i trpbi tovto Sicnrep kuI t) 

 (TKoKdirevdpa ' dvaSpa/j.ovo'a yap iirl iro\ii wpbs rr]v opixidv diroTpu)- 

 yovaiv avTTJs ' dXtV/coirat yap irepi iviovs tottovs wokvayKiaT pot.s 

 ev poiiSea-L Kal ^aOiffi rdiroLs i Plin. ix. 145 Scolopendrae . , . 

 hamo devorato omnia interanea evomunt, donee hamum 



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