OPPIAN 



KT-qadfievoL, fiL/jLvovat, KaKrjv 8' evpovro KoXi-qv. 



(hs 8' OTTOT^ 6p(f>aVLKOtO pi€T TjldcOLO fMcXadpOV 



OVTL aao^poavvrjai fxefXTjAores tJAlkcs ctAAot 

 kXyitol r avTo/JioXoL re Travtjfiepot, dyepedajvrat,, 

 KTrjaiv del Keipovreg darjfxdvTOio hopLOLO, 

 Ota veovs dvirjui ;\;aAi0/3ovas" aKpiTOs v^t], 

 ev Be KaKO(f)poavvrjaL KaKrjv evpavro reXevTqv 

 ^s TOts" dypopevoiai rrapaax^Sov taTarat, drr]. 

 TjviKa yap ttoXXol re /cat evXnrees reXedoiai, 

 Srj ror dvrjp Kvproio nepl arofxa Troi/xa KaXtmrei 

 ev apapos' tovs S evSov ev epKe'C TreTTTrjcoras 

 vardrLov Kvcoaaovrag dvetpvaev oifje S' oXedpov 

 (f>paaadpi,evoL arraipovat /cat e/cSwat fMep,dacri,, 

 vrqTTioi, ovh^ en Kvprov 6p.a)s evoiKOv exovcnv. 

 " Ahpnoaiv 8' eVt Kvprov oTTCopivov oTrXl^ovraL 

 otovvov, p^eaaoLOL 8 ev othpiacnv 6ppi.it,ovaL, 

 vepdev dvail}dp,evoL rpr^rov Xidov evvaarrjpa' 

 (f>eXXol 8' oxp-d^ovcrtv dvco SoXov ev 8e ot atet 

 reaaapas dKraiovs Siepovg KdxXrjKag lelGi' 

 TOLS 8e hiaivopievoiai Treptrpe^erat yXayoeaaa 

 fMV^a OaXaaaaLT] , rrjs lp,epos l^dvas e'A/cet 

 jSatou?, ouTt8ai/oi;s", Xlxvov yevos' ol 8' dyepovrai 

 Kvprov eTTiTTpodeovres €v ayKOivrjs re p^evovcnv. 

 a8/xcoes" 8 opocovres eaco kolXolo jjivxolo 

 dypop,evovs rdxo. Trdvres €7Ti a^iaiv djpp,TJdr]aav, 

 haLros eeXSofievoL- rovs 8' ov klxov, dAA' viroXiadov 

 prjiSicog' ot 8' ovrt /cat le'/xevot nep exovcrtv 

 avris yTre/cSwai TrXeKrov Xoxov, aAA' erepotai 



" Admon or Admos, only here. Schol. 8.d/.(.u3<n • ffvaKiois, 

 Kara ruiv aZmbvoiv ' dS/xuves elSos ixdvos tQ)v Xeyofi^fuv avaKiuv. 

 This points to some species of Flat-fish, as in late Greek 



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