OPPIAN 



Xpia^aros ixOoSoTTolo /cat i^efiirjve ddXacraav. 

 Kai Tov jjbev TToXivopaov oXedpia (f)apfxd^avTa 

 Se^aro vavg- tov? S' ati/ja KaKrj /cat dvdpcnos oSfxr) 66fi 

 vpcora /xev ev daXdjjLrjaLV LKdverai' dxXm 8' ocrae 

 Kal Ke(/)aXrj /cat yvla ^apvverai, ovSe SvvavraL 

 p.ip,veiv iv Kevd/jLcbaLv, drv^ofievoi 8e xeovrai 

 CKTOS aTTO aTTiXdScov rj Se cr^tcrt ttovXv OdXaaaa 

 TTLKporeprj- rdlov yap iv otS/xaat 7T7]fj,a TTej)vpTai. 67C 

 ol 8 coctt' OLVo^apelg, oXofj p,e9vovT€S dvrp.fj, 

 Travrrj Stveuoucrt /cat ovirodi x^pov exovcrL 

 XeiTTOixevov KaKorrjros, eTTatybrjv 8e AtVotcrt 

 GTTepxoiJievot mTTTovai, BteKdopeeiv yue/xacDres" ' 

 dXX ov TLS ;^aA€7r'^S" dr-qs Aucrt? ov8 dXeajprj' 6Tf 

 TToXXfj 8e /3i7''77 Tc /cat aA/xart Kvp.aivovraL 

 TeipofMevof TO 8e ttoAAov e7nrp€X€.i ^ A.p,<^LTpirrj 

 dXXvixivoiv cf)V(rqp,a, to t' Ix^vaiv eirXeTO SetAot? 

 olp-wyiq' Tol 8' €kt6s ctt' aAyeatv daTraAf^cs" 

 TepTTOjjievoL fXLp.vovaiv aKrjbee?, elaoKe aiyq 68( 



TTOVTOV' cAt^, (f)XoLa^ov T€ Kal dpyaXeoLo Kvhoipiov 

 TTavacovTaL, crrovoeacrav aTTOTTvevcravTes dvTp,iqv. 

 Kal tot" aTTcipiatov vckvcov ipvovaiv ofiiXov 

 ^vvo) TedvrjdJTas o/xov Xco^rjTOpi TTOTfJLCp. 

 COS 8' OT€ BvafievecacTLV iTnaT-qacovTai "Aprja, 68.' 



(/)pov8ov ieXhofjievoi paZcrai ttoXlv, oi)S arierCTt 

 7T-qp,aTa ^ovXevovTes eTri a(f>LaLV, oAAa /cat vBcop 

 Kp-qvdcov (f>dpiJ,a^av oXedpiov ol S' CTrt TTvpyois 



" Kp-fjVT) is properly a spring from which the water has a 

 free out-flow (Horn. Od. xvii. 205 eTrt Kp-qvr]v acpiKovro | tvkttjv 

 KaWlpoov , bdev vdpevoyro TroXirai ; x. 107 Kprjvqv KaWippiiedpov ; 

 Hesiod, IF. 595 Kprjvrjs aevdov nai diroppvTov, t) t' aOvXuTOi) as 

 opposed to a standing well, but the distinction is not very 

 accurately observed. For poisoning or making undrinkable 



454 



