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Sovpl S' dvaTrXdoaavres , dXos TTopos evda ^ddiaros, 5n 

 is fivOov rjcpoevra TrepiKpares rJKOV evepOe 

 TTvOpievos elXarivov Kparepov adevog- alipa 8e pi-Trfj 

 GTTepxdpievov , /xoAt^oj re Karappevks T^Se aihrjpco, 

 aeverai is vedras pit,as dXos, evd' dixeviqvaZs 

 7TrjXap,vai Trpovrvipev iv IXvai TreTrr-qviaLS' 54i 



aw 8 eAe avv r iroprjaev ocrov KL^e heiXov opuXov. 

 ot he Oodjs dvepvaaav iXrjXafMevas Ttepl x^^Xko) 

 naXXo/xevas iXeeivd aihripeirjs oSvvrjat. 

 ras Se tls elaopocov /cat kcv OpaavKapStos dvrjp 

 OLKTetpaL O-qp-qs Te Svaaypeos -qhe piopoLO' 55( 



rrjs jjiev yap Xayoveaaiv iXiqXaTO hovpos dKOJK-q, 

 rrjs 8e ndpr) ^vveTreipe 0o6v ^eXos, rj S' vnep ovprjv 

 ovTaarai, vrjSvv 8' ereprjs, dXXrjs 8' eAe vcora 

 SpLuvs dprjs, dXXr] Se fxeaov iceveajva TreTrapTai. 

 (lis 8 OTTore, KpLvOevTos ivvaXioio Kvhoipiov , 55 



Sovpi(f)drovs KOVLTjs re Kal ai/xaro? i^aveXovres 

 evvTjv is TTvpoeauav eoi areXXojcnv eraZpoi 

 fxvpopievoL' TO. 8e 77oAAa /cat atoAa crcopbacri. vcKpwv 

 e'A/cea TravToZai re ^oXal rrX-qOovcnv "Aprjos" 

 ojs /cat vqXapbvSecraLv iTmrpeTreL eA/cea Trdvrrj, 56 

 eiBcoXov TToXepiOLo, (f)lXov ye p,ev da-naXievGLv. 



"AXXoi 8' av KOVcf)OLcrL Xlvois eXov eOve' dcfiavpcuv 

 TT-qXapivSiov atei yap ava Kve^as, ottl Kev dXpurj 

 ip,7ri,7TTr), rpop^eovai, (f)6^ov 8 op^vaZov exovaiv 

 op^vT) 8 dypcoGaovrac, arv^6pt,evai Kara ^evOos. 56 

 8t/CTt>a yap /xoAa Kovcf>a Xlvojv arrjaavres iXacjypoJv 

 KVKXoae hivevovcTL, ^ltj deivovres iperpioZs 

 vdjrov dXos, KOvroZs re KaratySr^v KrvTreovaiv 

 at 8 V7t6 pLappiapvyrjs raxvqpeos rjS opbdSoLO 

 <l>v^aXeaL dpojoKovai, Xlvov 8 els koXttov levrat 5' 



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