Cajtlhus dmerji's, . ,'Lih, L- _ <2^s 



enerem mcrnineniat. Ec hac trgHdarti conrueiiidinecum canibusjt/gr/s qufcJemnon |eneratur,feclfemen ad 

 ' decerius delaprum, materniim genus referens, canis efficiciir. iTcanes dgride patre nati, vt vei cerui , vcl apri ve- 

 hafumprxclarefpcrnuntjiiccum in leonesincurrunCjgaudiovehement! exiltunt» GyiUnsex Aeliano. Cane^ 

 Indicimaximiconcrs Leones pugnanc, Ccefias Adnerrus hinnulos &ceruos canes Indicaseffe oporcetrfunt 

 •€mmv3lidz, m5gn5S, ye.loces,-necpu6ilaniin£S.'& coni ts!e.s hnt adlaborem fufficiunc. Xenophon. Cclebris 

 feft&Alexandricanis, qnileones impiignauit, alumnas India; cencum minis empcus, incuius derundihono- 

 ^tem Alesandrum ciuicatera cotifticuiire Theoporapus fcribit, Pollux. Is etiam , qucm Porus Alexandro donauit- 

 duosIconesyicit,Pol{ux. Apponam &AelianidecanibusIndicis AlcxandrodonarJs qnantumuis prolixamhi- 

 ftoriam.qaod non exiguum indead acuendam anirai forticudinem pro virtute 2/ piecace retfnenda argumentuni 



o viriboniirahcrepollint:Summaigicur indus, inquir, nobihtate homo, Alexandro Philippiregisfjlio,horuna 

 roboris canum.fic periculum fecit, vc primo ceruam emitf erec. canis ex eo loco , ^bi quiefccbac, eum defpicaiif- 



^ fimumhabens,nihilfecomraouit:deindeadaprumdimiiram,quemadmodusfFe(3;usfueratin ceruum,imrao-^ 

 taspermanfit:tumverovbivrius immiiTus furfret.a?quehnnc,atque alios derpicatui duccnssjbcoinuadendo 

 fetenuit:Ad cxtremum hicleonemquem protuliflencin mcdium,vc vidii,cum jracx3rfir,acprofedot3nquam 

 iaftushoftis in cercaraen dercendilla, fine mo«incrcpidusinuaftt,atque acerrima coroprehenGone.leoneni 

 conftriaum tenens, illius fauccs premebat, & fufFocabaf. Tum Indus, qui hocfpciStaculum rcgi prxbebac.qui- 

 ■^[aeprobefciebateiusroburanlms &:conftantiam,pr{roum huiccaudamabfcindiiufTic, isprasipfoleone.quera 

 mbrdicustenebacfibicaudamfacilcabfcindi paciebacur: deindeeciam crus vDum ftiftringi imperauit. Is vero 

 aqite vt a pdncipio vrgebar, & perinde riihil remiccebat, quafi alienum crus, &ad fe nShil pertinens fuffringere- 



% tar.Portalterum, vnde quoque is nihil coramotus arde tenebar : tum tertiua-) incidi prxcepit , is fimiliter vt an- 

 teniliilfereiaxauitarecinendo!eone:tum^ciam quartum crus abfcindi volukjs nihilo remiffior fadusjnihl'^ 

 loqueminus leonisretinensjmaximoroboreadeiusperniciemincumbebat. Dcnique ctficaput areliquocor- 

 pore abfciflarac;at,iiliiis t8mendentes,exiila Iconisparce.in quam primum defixi fuiflencpendebant firauls 

 ^quanr^uisisqaieosininitio defixilTeciam raortuuscflet.eius tamen jpfius etiamnunccxleoncappenfum ca- 

 putfablimeferehacur, Hiccura Alexandernon mediocridolcre afficeretur,ipfius admiracionevircutisobftu- 

 j^efaausjquodisqui t3levirtutisexperiraentumdcdi(retcvica,quamexrobore'animi cedere maluilTec. Qua- 

 relndnsvidens Alexandrumexhuiuscafudolorem non mediocrem cepifle, quatuor canes huicfimillimosil- 

 iius donauic : i!ie cum grato & iucundoanimo eos munere accepit : tura veco cum jpfum qui dediflet tanto pre- 

 cio,qusnto par eflet prjEftanciirirnum regem,remuneratus cft. Icaquc horum quatuor munere Alexander ex me- 



[0 moria dolorem qnem ex primo fufcepiriet, depo/uit, Hadienus Aelianusinterprete Gyllio. Diodorus Siculus & 

 StraboSopithen tegemfailTcdicuntquicanesillos Alexandro donauit. ApudPollucem libro j.cap.^.eadetii 

 hiftoriarcfertur, vbi pro hisvcrbis -^i^jVf ^Tpr/jTjfreponideber-^&^t]^ 2:w7r«3-Kf:quidaminepceSoph!cenfcri^ 

 banc. Defcribicur eciam apudScrabonem Hbro ly. fed copiofiusapud Diodorum Siculuro hbroiy. Sopkhes 

 rex(inquit;praEter mulca&fplendidadonaaliadedit Alexandrocentum quinqu2gsntacanes,quipf«grandes» 

 robuftilIirai,alijsquenatur3Bdoaisprieftanccsvaldeerant, atquecum tigribus commifceri dicebantur. Eocum 

 tittusvtAlexandroteiprainnotefceret.Ieonemfortiflimumintra fcpta qua;dam duci fecic Sopiches, duosque 

 itiibecillioresenuroerocanum,quosdonauecac,contraferamimmifir. Quiquum fuccumbere viderentur,dat: 

 osaiios addidic.firaulque quatuor leonera proftrancrunt. Tunc aSopiche quifpiam cum gladiomiflus, crus 

 dexcram vniuscaniscospic abfcindere. Ibi Aiexandro inclariiance,regij (picuiatores adcurrcrunt, manumque 



\& hoministetrsxerunc. luflicSopichesarquo animoadferrencproeo canetrcs fqoacuor Scrabo&: Aelian.^ ab 

 ^ fedQnoaccepcurJ. Iglturvenacorreprehenfnrocruspau!atimconcidere,neque vnquam canisauc hcratumaut 

 clamoresiquempiaraajdfdit; tantummodofreridens dentibus (ouV^ ■/.Aocyylw cil^vz iAvyy.lv rst^iy^©- f cl'iKa. cvir 



, a^XWoi^ i,u7n;7:?<y.ft)?jcarnificioameafuftinuJc,donecexanguisfate 

 fVis ab his canis Indicus fuifle vicjccur de quo Plutarchus in iibro. Vtra ariiraaHum,&c. Cansssa , inquic , qui in- 

 terlndicosprimascenebat.quiqueaduerfus Alexandrum depugnarat,inharenarh produ6tum, qu.3ntifpeccer" 

 uusautapervrfusveemitt€recur,concempciraimmotam iacuifle ferunt. Sedenim vbileo confpeduseft,ex- 

 cicatum momento, pedibusharenatnfpatfifre, velut huncantagoniftara dignum feiudicareccsteros omnes de- 

 fpicaretur. Ho^rV y.twk yi-yt?©-^ MgTroog ■Kvm^Scc. Philes eidem fere qua; Aelian. fed brcuius fcribens, 8c fimpli- 

 citerdelndicocanequolibecnori Alexandricancum. Apnd PraficsIndirT populos Megafthenes fcribiccanes 



;o valentiflimoseffe,quinonanccmorftt£iidsmiccant,quamaquanacib. jnfundatur:Nonnullisprseftudioin mor- 

 fuocuIo3diftorquerl,nonnuIliseciamexcidere,leonem&taurumacanedetineri, taurura nioriri<$^u coroprc- 

 henfara,pHufquaradimictacur,StraboIibroi5JnparceInd6ruro,vbiregn3freSophjtesraeraoratnr,& 

 clfeffipientiaprscipucinfignem,&nobilcsad venanduracraduntcanes: quique latratu abftineant curavideri 

 feram, leonibas raaxime infeftoSjCzliusabfq; authoris noroinc. 



Lzcxnx cancs venatotibas eciam aduecfas aptos fetuiuntjXenophon: fed de his infra in Cetere. 



Locrenfes canes venantuc aprosjXenophqn. 



Indocilisdatpr^lsaMeius.Grar. 



MolofH canes vel Molotici ( fiaAoritii^ vel i,icKoTilhs> Pollnx) a Moloflis Epira populis dldi funt. N.am & 

 hi&Chaonesceicberrimiex Eupirotisfqerunc.-vnde&Chaonidc!S&: Epirotici canes commendantur, Chao- 

 >o nides&Molo£Scanes,exCephalicane(dequointcc celeres) natos primum fabulancur. Acron incerpres Ho- 

 ratij MoloflbscanesLMoiofljaciaitateCcec^nominatos fomniac. Exeanib. raaximi anirai eft Mo!oilus,quia 

 acricer anhnoli funtMoloffi viri,Aeii3n. Molotticum genusvensticii nihilo acacceris difccepat^ac pecuanura 

 r Ionge&maga!tudine,&forticudineconcrabelluasprxftat.Infignesveroanimo& indaftria,(ideftforticudine 

 ^curfu)qaiexvcroq;,Moloccicudko&Laconicam,pcodieri,nr,Aciftor. Albercusexmsfthino&leporariona- 

 ■ rumcommendat:hocnomineLaconicura,ilIoMoIoflurainceliigens.Maftinushoccemp9re,&Germani 

 go rudius di£lus,alius paftoralis eft,de quo infra : alius venacicus, fed is quoque ingens vc ex Aquiuiuo }aro|rfituli.- 

 cum Moloflos venscicosnihilacarcerisvenacicisdifcrepare icribac Arifliot. Moioflus v^I MoIottus,canis ma- 

 gnus&paftoraiis jVarin. Suid. Vergilius ccia Georg.3, pro paftoraliaccepithis verlib. Veloces Spaffa;catu!os, 

 acremq,-Moioflura Pafcefeco pingai,nunq-aa cuftodib/iUis No(aucnumftAbuIisfaremihcurfasq;luporum, 



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