OPPIAN 



aAA ore fiiv Kal SevSpov eTroji^y/xov ippi^coaev 

 ataa de&v, yoaet re koI rjv 6Xo(f>vp€rat arrjv, 

 SoLKpvaL SevofjLevr] XeKrpov -x^apiv rjs ivLjjLiarycov 

 deiov oTTov Kvprov fxev ivop/xil^eL podioLcn.v, 

 oSj-iTj S' atipa daXaaaav eTrdSpafxe Xeipioeaaa, 4 



KLKX-qcTKOva^ dyeXas rroXveiSeas' ol 8' l<ji€TTOvrai 

 TTVOifj vrj^vfiir) SeSovrjjjLevoi, cLku Se Kvpros 

 TTLfiTrXarai, dypevrrjpi (f)epcvv evdiqpov dpiOi^rjv. 



SaATrat 8 LKfiaXeois fiev del (f)VKeaai pLdXiara 

 TepnovTai, K€Lvrj 8e /cat dypcocraovr at iSojSfj. 4 



TrAcuet fjiev TrporepoiaLV iv -qixaaiv els eva x^^pov 

 aairaXievs , alel 8e /ier' otS/xaai Acta? trjaL 

 XepfxdSas, difjafMevos nept cf)VKLa rrfXedocxivra. 

 dXX ore Srj TrepLTTTrj fxev t8r) ttovov rjpiydveia 

 aaXnai S dypop^evat Ketvov TTopov dp^cj) LvefMcovr ai, 420 

 rrjp,os eirevrvveL Kvprov SoXov ev 84 ol etaoi 

 <f>VK€aLV elXopuevovs Aaa? ^dXev, dp,(f)l Se iroias 

 elvaXias aropLLOiaiv iSijaaro, rfjai ydvvvrai 

 aaXirai r rjo oaaoL ^oravqcfidyoL Indues dXXof 

 OL TOT ayeip6p,€VOL TToias (f)dyov, aindp eireiTa 4 

 is p,vxov Tjcxdrjaav 6 S' avTiKa KVpTov aveA/cet 

 pLjjicfia p,€Ta7TXa)aas' o't'yfj 8e oi dvvTat epyoy, 

 dvSpdai r' d<f)66yyoLaL /cat dap-apdyoLS iXaTTjat' 

 aiyrj yap Trdaais p.kv 6(f)eX(np.os eirXeTo drjpais, 



» Box salpa (Gen. Box, Fam. Sparidae), M.G. adXwa : 

 Apost. p. 17 ; Plin. ix, 68. 



* A. 591 a 15 i] 5i adXirrj {rp^ipeTai) rrj Kdirpip Kal (pvKion' 

 pSa-Kerai de Kal to irpdciov, d-qpeverai Se kclI KoXoKvvdr) [gourd, 

 Cucurhita maxima] fihvT) rCiv ixOvwv ; 534 a 15 ifia yap 

 deXeai^erai toIs dvffujdeffiv, uxrirep i] adXirr) ry KOTrpip. 



" A. 533 b 15 in 5e iv rat? d-^poAS twv ixOvuv on /xdXicrTa 

 evXa^ovvrai \f6(pov Troie'iv rj kwtttjs t) diKTvcov oi irtpl tt]v d-qpav 

 ravTTjv 6uT€s, dXX' orav Karavoijcruaii' iv tlvi rbivip ttoXXoi't 



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