lcrifet.) Non fic Samnitibus deciucentibus coloniam , quilupo dnce rquem irpum dieunt Samnites, vnde & 

 Irpihi di^li) aurpicatam deduxere. Fuitq; animaduerfum lupum fubnigrum obuiam fadum,grandc difcrimcrl 

 afferrcHadcnus Alexander. Impios par;;a:reeincntis omen Ducatj&pra^gnanscanis^autaba^^ro Raua dc^- 

 currensIupaLanuuin©,Horat.Carm 3.27. Silupus voretnobisbeliiara;quid%nificetur,peru.1iana,Lunain 

 5guiisexifle>,exponitNiphusIib.i.dcauguiijstabu!aquarta.M.^ 

 .Obfequens» Antonius Ihucmsin epiflola quadam cx D.Marccllinidiao C^alli* oppido a 

 iptaanno falutis i^j^.taieprodigium dcfcribit; Reducebat oucs palias in caul^ra opjlio: & forteaccidit, vt pz- 

 qaardam macilendffima,ac penefcabie confeaa, longo intcrualloreliquas fequeretur : eamUipus prffa^an 

 ,&cui.cihasamcanefccbant,conrpicatus,veIociffimeinfequicoEpit iEgoiliac tranfiens ouicuiam rnifc?atus, 

 im maximo poteram damore&Gurfu,lupi vim ab innoxiaarcere conabar.Scd antequam appropinquare pe- 

 Ji,ouis madeipCi macilentior hoftili & rabido animo lupum aggre{ra,ftr^inguIauit.PcGusin forum adduda «e 

 : pusintereraptus,deIeaabiIefpeaacuIumprsEtereuntibu^l^ rcfcribens,Drodf^ 

 gaim his yerbi^ isiterpretatur : Occidetur certe, occideturlupus & hodishumani generis, proh doloriam diu iri 

 sm Chrilli &terra&n3arigraflans,nihilnififerociam,irara &perfequutionem dans. Quaredeprehendetur 

 : nasq; celeriter dabit mifer ille quifquiseft , cuius ego nomini parco;nam bertia eft multo/u capitum : moreq^' 

 scis peribit,quidum rofitat/eipfum prodit. Etfi ouis plagis oneratafit, viduratamen ellillum, q-.ii dclidum 

 idinultum ferct,malcq;illum multabitperChriftum,.H2Bcilli. Lupustaurum c6fecit,eoq; aufpicioDanaus 

 _3imm obtinuit, vt inferius in Lycio Apollinereferemusex Paufania. AJ;t©- y.ix^^^ Jw^cpj^f c/inAal ito7ns<;'' 

 ScnariusonirocriticusapudSuidam & Varinum. _ ' . ' 



Mctamorphofes. L^^^ciumThelTali.-Blocus roppidum; cft, vbi.olim lupusdumPeleibouesinfeftat, in faxuS 

 conuerfLis efl:, vt fcribit Etymolog. Lupusin faxum conuerfus, Ouidiusalicubi in iVJctam. De Lyeaonis in lu- 

 ^ummigratioiie,&altenuscuiu{liaminnominati,fupradixiinterpropriavirorum. Homines (inquit Plinius) 

 mIuposverd,rurfumq; reftkuifibijfilfumeireconfidentercxi/limaredebemus.autcredereomniaquqfabuloa 

 totfeculisGomperimus. Vndetaniei/lavulgoinfixa fitfamain tanrun>, vtin maledidis verfipelleshaGeat,indi- 

 cabitur. Euanthes inter aucores Grsci^ non fpretus,tradit Arcadas fcribercex gente Antxi cuiufdam forte ele- 

 ( dum ad llignum quoddara regioniscius duci, vellituq; in qucrcu fufperifo tranare, atq; abire in defcrta, transl 

 I %urariq;ialupunt=&cumcxtcrisdufdemgeneriscongregariperarinos9, Quoin temporeli hominc feabfli^ 

 .. huerit.reuertiadidemfldgnura. &cum tranaaeriteffigiem rcdperead priftinum habituraaddito nouem anno- 

 rumfeaioJdquoq;Fabius,candemrecipercvel]:em.Mirumeft quoproeedatCraecacredulita.s. Nuliutamim- 

 pudens mendaciri efl;, vt tefte careat. Itaq; Copas Agriopas,qui Olympionicas fcripfit, narrat Dem^netum Par- 

 i rhafiuminfacrifiiio,quod ArcadesI©uiLyceohumanaetiam tum hofl(afaciebant,immolatipueriexta deeu- 



ftaire,&inlupumfeconaertiiTe:cundemdecimoannoreftitutiiathleticie,certalle 

 \ na01yra_piareuerfum,Hucvfq,' Plin. Paufanias (inquitHermoIausin hiiclocumfcribens.hanc qui Olympio.I 

 : mcafacrit,&inlupumconuerfusdedmopollannorcffitutuslithomini,&c^etcra,quiehicdicuntu 

 Deraacnetum.fed Demarchum Dinyttc^ fiium ait vocatum de quocpigramrna quoq; haberi Olyrapiar hoe afiSr-. 

 mat:T'<o? A/vJ-t?^^ A^y.^^-xj^ ijw^' c£n%u Ekov ccTr' a'^;:«SV«c .EUl^acri©- ^sf, Quiaenam origo mutatiohis (verba 

 funtexodauoderep.Platonisjextutorein tyrannumPan viddtcetpollquacoepitquiprjeeHidagere.quodcirca 

 templum Lyc^i louisin Arcadiafabula refen? 'Qu^idnam? C^od quilquis humana vifcera cum aliaram vidima- 

 ruraincifa vifceribus (h y<5Caa'^^ fl^i/^^wTrjVi.^OTvxay-v^ «/aoj? Shuv k^^^m mg lYAocTDciAi^iyJ^^s^io rte guftarit, 

 gi Iupusfieric6gitur.N6nnefabulamaudiuiili?Equidcm. Eodem modo&hiccuiusimperiovulgusomnino ob' 

 temperat,fi eognato non abftineat fanguineifed (^lus, vt foient,confiais criminibus, in iudidu trahat eos a qui- 

 busrimet («?crv.,c^*We^*«V'^vp/£^i^,jv;?) &!niurra f: ca^deGruentct.vin viram exunguens, guftansq; linguaimpura 

 & profaho oregeneris proximi fmguinem.ac npnnulios pdlat,'riecet alios, fiiaforc fe^riv alieni detidedi; Lmv 

 ^H5sr«j x^T^^^odv>^) agrosq; diftribucndi prsrbens : hic inquam necdfrrio, vd ab inimi^is interfidctur, vci ty- 

 . 'rannidem exercebit,lupusq; ex hominc fiet,H;sc Plato. Neari, Ne^oi r inquit Herodot,Iib.4 ) Scythicis vtuh- 

 turmoribas:hirdiaofuofo!opropterrerpcvntiaranuiItiuidmemcurnBudinis^^^^ videnturaute 

 SuyioW..,non v't Valla transfcrt^penculum faciunt) hQmines ciG malcfici,y(3';iTi?: quod dicu ntur a Scythis , & aB 

 ijs quiin Scythiaincolunt Grascis-, fermd quotannis finguU ad a|iquotdies eflid Iupi,&: rurfusin priftihuni habi- 

 tum redire.-quod tamen dicentes mihi non perfiiadent:nih.dorainusipfi tamen aiuhtita etTe.acdeicrant. MemU 

 > nitNeurorum Dionyfius etiam, cuius interpres Enftathius Ncuritas quoq; nominari fcribit,& Herodoti de ds 

 yerbadtat.ApudNeurosBoryfthenesoritur,Plinins&Solinus. Neuri,vuc£epimus,iEftatistemponbtisinlu= 

 postransfigurantur,ddndeexaa:ofpatio,qaodhuicrortiamibatum eft, in prilHnam faciem reucrtuutur, Solu 

 ous. Latonain lupam mutata,vidc pauio poft,in mention.e Apoilinis Au/.ir^^^jfTfj&ipfius Laton^. 



Vrfos quifacn furit,& lupos no multo vulpibus grandiores, Acgy ptij c6 iocifepdiunt, vbi iaccntes iriuf hiut; 

 Herodotdib.a. Lycopolitaniin Aepyptolu|Him coIunt,,St.rabolib.i7.Vidc [Irpr^^ 



aohonherbara,quaguftataIupiconuulhonibusrnoriuntur,(aconitigenL!Stliedocaiina.; Aeoyptij interras 

 fuasimportariprohibent,qu6dhocanimal venerentur,Aeiiahus: ^ 



Appliinidiuerfaalupofadafuntnomin^deqmbushnguladradiccnd > r. n f v ^V.ii tn . «. ur -x. .j- 



-j^jjVdidusfit. Lycabanta,inquit, iccirGoannumnominariexillimant, .|i 6 , tl nniMiU 1 m> o tm h .b. ,l 



3 tumco Apoilinemddedariaiunt, quiahicex LatonainlupsEfpeciernfi d .m'i' leto uKrfa .Jirus i ' ' i 

 cem^&fufeepEhsfuiireferatunCuiusfanereiHomerusmeminit.cum A^^oii nL.n noM.UdC Ij * cqc i n ; 

 ';^£Ti/;.)EaraqueobremlupifimuIacruminDdphicotemplo,addengnandunipc;.rumLito^^ ^.A wir! 

 tum cire arbitror. Alij non id proptcrea ibidem politum dfe dictit, fed doh i la cx^tr mplo cu >p t n /aa du cptacn 

 fui(fent,eademqueafacrilegisdefoiIadupusindicauit, cumintratcmpk m ui.,idr. s, pioplscn \'m qi cmonnl 

 (facraniillius veftem mordiGus comprehendens i tra^it ad locuni VKjue n | T do'u rii occidt.;t i r.wfi 

 indeanterioribuspedibuseumipfumlocileffodit, (aurum Delphisfurioi »1^11 ^iLrofium, <i 



cUtdicitI^alsmonJupusinueftigauit:quamobremDelpliilupumcolunt,Ip^ . c^.A(! a i.M^ 



miniteuarainPhodcisPaufmias:&additfaeriIegumiliuminParnaflodon.i wi v'o/-, .mi k d ,r 



quotidievrbemadijirevlulaficq;,donectanderafequentibus ipfumauium oft.ndit Lyc.rc: .an A, 



^ yt>cacHoraerus,ho€mfu, £J;^6t/S* AVflW/Av;t>j.;?^£r^;tAi;7iir|^^: non quod in t ydagcnei.tlusfit, 



