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aAAo? eTrat^as npofiaxos OKapos Ix^^s o8ovcrLv 

 opfiLTjv a7T€Kepcr€ Kai e^eaaioaev eralpov 

 /cat BoXov rjjjidXdvve /cat daTraXirj dKd)(T]cr€V . 

 rjSr] S' iv KvproiOi TraAt/XTrAe/ce'ecrCTti' dXopra 

 dXXog vTTe^eKXeijje /cat i^eipvaaev oXedpov 

 €vre yap eg Kvproio Trear^ X6)(ov aioAos" Ix^vs, 

 avTLK e7T€(f)pdadrj re /cat e/cSuvat KaKonqrog 

 TTeipdrai, rpei/jas Se Kara) KecfiaXtjv re /cat oaae 

 epiTTaXiv ets" ovprjv dvavT^x^'^^'- ^pxos dpLel^ajv 

 rap^el yap axoivovg rava-qKeas, at rrvXecovt 

 dp,(f)L7Tepi(f)plaaov(n /cat ovrdl,ovatv oTTCOTrds 

 dvrlov epxofievoLO, ^vXaKriqpeaaiv ofiolai,. 

 ol 8e ixiv elaopoojvres dfMT]xo.va hivevovra 

 CKroOev dvriocoaiv dprjyoves , ovS' eXiTTOvro 

 reLpofxevov /cat ttov rt? irjv <x>pe^€ Staaxdfv 

 ovpTjv Tjvre X^^P^ Xa^elv evroadev eraipco' 

 avrdp 68d^ p,ev epeiaev, 6 S' ecnraaev aihos e^co 

 ovprjv rjyrjreLpav vtto arofxa 8eap,6v exovra. 

 TToAAa/ct Se TTpo^aXovros erjv evroadev dXovrog 

 ovprjv dXXos epLapijje /cat e^eipvaae dvpa^e 

 iaTTopievov roLotaSe vo-qp-aai TTorpLov dXv^av. 

 COS" 8' ore TTatTTaXoeaaav dvaareixoxn KoXcovrjv 

 (f)dJres VTTO aKLep-qs vvktos Kve(f)as, rjviKa jXT^vrj 

 K€Kpv7TraL, ve<f)€a>v Se KeXaivtocoai KaXv-Trrpai, 



" Plut. Mor. 977 C fiXXa 5' iirideiKwrai /xera rod ffvverov to 

 KOLViaviKhv Kol (pL\d\\r}\ov, ucrwfp avdlai Kal ffKdpoi. aKcipov fikv 

 ycLp dyKKTrpov KaraTnovros oi Trapdvre; CKapoi TrpocraWdfievoi rrjv 

 op/xiav d.TroTpwyovcni' ; Ael. i. 4 oi crKapoi 5e eis rrjv olKeiav aye\r)v 

 eialv dyadol TLfxupoi' wpoiaat. yovv koI ttjv bpfuav airoTpayeiv 

 axevSovcii', 'iva (nJbaiixn rbv ypr^fxevov. Cf. Phil. 88. 11. 



* Plut. Mor. 977 c ovtol de Kal toZs eh Kvprov ifiireaovcri roj 

 oi/pas irapa56vT€S l^wdev ^\Kov<ri daKyovras irpodi'ifj-ws Kai ffvve^- 



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