4- 9 4- Jyt Qu^Atu^cdibtU. 



v©xLatinisetia'min vfu eftj&:ferasfignificat:qa6dremifcri,&femihoraitics elfent. PiritliouscuHibpocfamiatil 

 AdraftifiiiamvxoremduceretjLapithas&Centaurostanquam aflinesvocauit.Centauri veroinebriati mulieri^ 

 basquotauotadcrantvimfaGcreconabanturjitaq^aLapithisiratisinteremptifuntjScholiainOdyfephi^ in 

 mentioneEurytionisCentauri:aHjalitcrdeEurytionefcribunt,vtibidem exBacchylidecitatur.Humanocapiti 

 ceruicem pidoreciuinam IungercfivcUt>HoratiusdeArte,Hocmonil:rumputoccntaurusforet.r7r.,m«vTia;^of, ' 



> . . i ipajde.„ ^,, 



hirfatocorporefuiirc:funtautem &Ccutauriinfernacorporis parte,vtpotc equina,hirfuti:& ipfiquoq; prp- \ 

 pteramorisinfiniamaduerfusLapithaspugnarut. Taurus partem hominispudendam fignificat,&indefor)taf- 

 fisccntaurusvtlaftaurusjpromolli&libjdinofoaccipitur. VideK^vTo^e^Kwfapud Suidam^Xenophon Grylh fi- 

 ihisfcrturcelcbremcanemhabuifrcHippoccntaurum nomine Pollux. Deonocentaurofupradixi poft Afmi ■ 

 hlfloriam.De OcyrhoeChiionisfiUa in equam mutata,OuidiusIib.2.Mctamor. Italiam omnium principesin- 



sct 

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fanuncupa ' - n . •( • ^ i- 



currusiungerc:quin&PaIladaequcltreminL!byagcnrcam,C2;luis. _ ^ , 



In marircrum,non folum animalium fimulacrainfunt, vt vu^, gladij, &c. quo minus miremur cquorum ca-' i 

 pitaihtainparuiserhinerccochleiSjPH.nius. Exeuntemari bellux qa^dam equorumcapitibu5,Plinius. Orfei-j 

 Indiafperrimam venanturferammonoccrotem,reIiquocoip'orecquofimiIem,capiteccruo,&c. Piinius. Nar- j 

 bim Acthiopesvocantcollolimilem equo,pedibus&craribusboui,Plinius.hgccameJopardaIis e/1:,cuius hifto- j 

 riamfupradedimus.Khinocephalus^ceruicemhabetequinamcumvniuerfocorpore^flammisquasorccxpirat, \ 

 homincs pereun t,Phyiiologus author obfcurus.Ego nullum huiufmodi animal in natura extare arbitror. Pau^ .' 

 fanias in Corinthiacis,in templo quodam GabaLs, effigie effc fcribit equi qui partes poft pc6his cetaccas habeat. i 

 Catobieponbellua,dequafuprafcripfiinterbouesfylueftres,iubamgeritequina. XenophonLampfaccnus au- '' 

 thoreftin OceanoScythicoinfulas elfcquarura Hippopodesindigenx, humana vfq; ad veft-"giu formain equi-,v 

 nospedcsdcfinunt,Solinuscap.i2. Ablftrofeptentrionemverfus habitan£GermaDi,Sarmataf,GetJ?,&c.itera 

 Neuri,&H'.ppopodes,quiabalijsZigatidicuntur,EuftathiusinDionyfium. Corudacirca Indiam locus eft, \ 

 " vbi bcftiar vifunnur Satyris fimilcs,cquina cauda,&c. Aelian. Satyris iuxta coxas enafcuntur caudaj no muko mi- , .■ 

 norescquinisjPauianias. Lamiapedeshabetcquinos, cajteracaprisconformia,Gloffain Efaiam. Anthus aui$ 

 eauorum hinnitus imitatur,PUn.&c. vt fupra dixi ad finem capitis quarti. 



nius.iVnthologijhb.^.leaioney.Philippi Macedonisepigraramain cqui eftigiem cx a:re legimus huiufmpdi: i 



cluiyM>k^o!j>ov Aox^ewjXaAfvoyja-Tif >JfiOS)Do'<?'@" tva^i^Qavi^va-iyyLoi-my.iVT^laziy OVcg-srcv©- AuV/tttte, >^ otk^' eATr/^atf ' 



T^/ ciicfpciUs^rflWjTvfTExvji 'p^ i/x-Trvse-i. Hi ppiades ftatux mulierum equeftres appellaba ntur,cuiufmodi fuifle viden- ' 



tur Amazonum,quasm0rtahumpriraasfquumfcandereaufasLyfi^oratoricrcditur,Hermo!ii]s.Suntqui^ j| 



padcshuiufmodiftatuasperimperitiamprohippiadcsnominent.TalisCIcElixftatuaintcroblidesPorfen5epo~ > 

 litadici^ur,Giapalclus,Cimonis3Enea:equ^prorfusadequariimejusiraaginemconucnientcs,cxtiterunt Athe- 



nis,Aelianmlib.9.Variorum.Pollio Afuiiusvtfuitacri.'ivehementiaf,{iGquoq;fpeaarimonumcntafua voIuit> j 



iniisfuntHippiadcsStephani&c.PHnius36.5.Etrurfus34.d.EqueftriumftatuarLi(inquit)origopcrquamve- ; 

 tuseftj^-umfceminiseciahonorecommunicato.Ckslii-eenimftatuaeftcqueftrisj&quariequuntur.Statua-equc- 



ftresctiamClceli.r,QJyiarcioTremulo,Domitiano, &aIij>multiserea:a?funt,Textor. Equeftres vtiq;ftatu» ; 



Romanam celcbrationemhabent,ortofincdubioaGreciscxemplo.SedilliccIetastantum dicabantinfacrisvi- ; 



(aorcs.Pofteavero&quibigisvelquadrigisvicifttnt. Vnde&noftriscurrusinhisqui triumphauiflent. Serum ! 



hoc ^Vn his non nifi adiuo"Augufto feiuges,ficut& Elephanti. Non vctus & bigarum cclebratioin hisqui prs- : 



turaVundicurru vca;icTentpercircum,P]in.34 5- Ariftoderausbigascumaurigafccit, Plinius. Pificratcs bigx ^ 

 Pitho nniIieremimpofuitJdcrn.Mcnogencsftatuariusquadrigisfpeaatuseft,Idem.Prarlium equeftre ad Tro- 



phonijoraculumEuthycratesLYiippifiliusoptimeexpreirit.itemquadrigasMedearcomplureSjequumcum fi- | 



lirinis Phn. FidilcsquadrigxRomseerantin faftigioIouistemph,LquasfaciendaslocauerantRomani Vcicnti I 



jidaartis fi>5linx'prudcnti,&c. vtin H.b.dicam inter Celeres equos. Conftantinuscum vrbeluftrans ad Traiani- s 



)rum veniifctjfms^ularemfubomnicoeloftru^fluram^h^rebatattonituspergigantcoscontcxtuscircumferens ' 



ca^quifulrTch-cundatsedua^^ ambiuntur:&: j 



banc < 



