WVrfo. M. dl tik l 



eiTiq s,i ttili » veaac onjs mdactmi ad Dianacn fe applicuilTe; a qua non medidcdter elTe diledain/prdpter 

 ytriufqj confimiletn aaturam: Poftca autemabIouecompreiIi»m,veritamDii»n«ruum dlcerceuentuiii, quo^ 

 diotius celare non potuit. Nam iam vtcroingrauefcente, propediem pactus in ^Liminc corpus exerciratiohe de- 

 fefium cum recreaief ,a Dianacognita eft non obreruafle vir^initatem :quamobrero l deain vri« fpeciem cen- 

 uerfaeft. Incafiguracorporis Arcada procreauiti Sedvtait Amphis comcediarum fcriptor ,Iapitcr fimuLtusv 



lorumcapta.adLycaonempromunerein Arcadiamcut!ntitioeftdedu<Sta. ibiigirurinfcialegisin loiiisLycscj 

 tempIumiec®niecit:qusmconfeftimeftfii(usfecu£us. Itaq; cumeos Arcades infecuti interficcre conarenturj 

 lapirer memor peccati, creptam Califto cuthfilioincer fidericojlocauit,eamq; Araum,^iiumaurem Araro- 

 pbyiacanominauic. Nonnu!lietiaradixerunr,fvtSciio!iattesHome£ieuararekrc lUad. figma cx CaHimacho) 

 cumCaHftoab loueeiretcoropreiTa,Iunonemindignatamin vrfam eam conuehiile; quam Dian« venanti ob- 

 uiam fadam, ab ca interfeftara, & poilea cognitam intcr fidera locatam, &c. H,tc Higinus. Hanc Calliftus me- 

 tamoiphorinin vifatn Ouid. lib. a.Metara. defcribiti CalliftoLycaonisfiliafuit, quara (vt Grseci referunr j Iu- 

 pitec compreffit. iano deprc henlam rautauit in vrfam: & Diana in lunonis gr ariam fagirris confecit.Iupiter vcr^ 

 miflDMercuriofiliumquemvterogcftabatCaUiftofcruadfibiiuffit. Ipiam veroCallido in fidus, qiiod Vrfa 

 maior vocatur, conueccil: : cuius etiam HoracrusOdyf £. meniinit vbi VlyfTcm a ny mpha Calypfo foluenfem fa- 

 ci t '.UAriix^oo; t icrs^^uvS^i o^^s J[vov^(^fiQw^v, a'^x,tsv 3-'. i^V >^ a^x^M^imKhtia^v KoiAiiiirt. (Eofdcm vcrfus lcgiraus Iliaff, 

 2, & prsterea, HV «u-rav ^^i(piraut y.ouT Ci'eJ.u\ic(, loAvet. O^ir, 4'«|U^o^oVefJ Aosff wv Sl'y.icu'o7Q. ) Scd fieti poreft vt fidus 

 iiiud hoc nomen in honorem tantum Calbflus acceperit ; nam fepulchrum cius A rcades bftandunr, Paufanjas in 

 Arcadicis. Arcasf vt iftrus inquir) naroi ^ft ex laue & Themifte (jego, Ga!l(fto> } fic diaus propcer matris rauca- 

 tionem in ardon, id eft vriara : quo temporc eciam fidas coslcfte, quod Ham«xa prius dicebarur, Vrfa dici ccBpftp 



. . , i5pllt.a, 



H O exyrfje cubdi egrediencem, fed folam vrfam videntes, qu6d Caliifto puella vrfa fada effet diaitarint. Eft & alce- 

 rum fidusfuperiori prcximum ,figufaconfimile, Vrfatii mmoremVocaoc: dequaplura legesapud Higinumi 

 vbi etiS de iTiaiorc Vcfa, qaomodo ab aHjs plauftri nomen acceperit k fepce ftcllis,ab alijs Yrix pluribus fteilis adt 

 vnam effigiera computacis, copiofius fcribic, &c. Item de Ardophykce fiue Bobteapud eundem.Nosde Cyno« 

 fura.id eft,minoce Vrfa nonnihil attuiimus m Canea. Helice (ficq<aoque maiQrcm Vrfara vocant) & Cynorura, 

 4|inCasIo dicuntur gemina: Vria;: quarom alteram (Cynofmam) loais nurricem fuifle perhibent,alijambas. 

 Sunt qui Cynofaram eius aatrlcem, Heliccn ver6 amores eius fAcianc, Pollox. Cyooiura, id cft Vrfa m!nor , fic 

 nominacur,qu6dcaudaminftarcan!srefte;xam habeac: cuiusHomerus nonmemmit vrpote pofterius inuenrae 

 aThaieceMdefio,ScholiaftesHomeri. Nicander in Alexipharraacisaraon omphaioeirao vocauic: inferpres 

 T?o(pM^>jexponic, veiucidicasnutritiam:funcqaiCrecicacnexponanc.- nam Qmphalos Cret^ locus eft, Cdius» 



40 Scd fortc fic dicfcur qu6d eo ficu in coeio fit Vrfa fidus , qno vmbilicus in animantc, videlicec medio. Ardos cob- 

 ieftesfcribicTheon appellari , bmet »x,^cci ^i^m^pccAclgTS^i^cr/Xov i quiaiuroma: fint, ac coeli veluc capica. Peculiariuf 

 autem Cynoruramdiciexcaudajiraagine.quoniarocaoiscaudAra habeac, Helicen vtr^^^T^iAlo^iS-cu, quia ia- 

 noiaca iu cauda : vel per exochen quandamqu6d a coelo crahacur, Cxlius. aWk^ Jw,vrfa parua, Hef. Vsr. Ardii- 

 rusvocacarfplendida qua;dam ftdia,in zona Ardophylacis, qu6d iuxra caudam vcfs ficafitficappellata:vnde 

 incegrura etiam fidusBooceseodem nomineappellacur.Smdas & Vadnus. .V^jtrc^^o? tcW, iocusSeptentrionalis, 

 inquofbpcem ftel!^ vifuncur,Varinus. Hinc &cireulus Araicusdicitur,&qui abeacceii plagaexorirur vehcu» 

 «:ro^>cmi^,PoUux^ Varinustameniri voceA'^K73?huncvencumfine t. euphoniargcati3aparci«udicjcaic,&«^K«oi> 

 Tvoijv , citatisiftis fenarijs:'K«i|W»jv 7nAci(^i noirmxlv^i ttvo^. A''^»-;^? (a"^}C«o? potius) v&,vTy,inv d(rAivoi?)A.oAm: 



fo ^ Vrfinus, adiediuum.A''^jt«ovK£(?)^Aji\c8put vcfi;& ^j^wof K^g<xr,vrfina caro.c^^^ 



iota, fufficiens, vcile, Suidas & Various. A'^)cr^, pellis vrfi, Varinus ; apud Hefychlura acuicur vlciroa. VirgineS' 

 «^WgoS-aaCdecimariinterpretacur Gyraldus ) Arhenienfispopulus dicebac, PoIIux. Id verbuiB fignat, (inquic 

 Caiiius,) Dian«ptiusquamterapusappecatnupciarum, virginesconrecrariiniciarme. Quod Lyfias fcribitiii 

 oratione pro Phrynichi fiisa,fi camc ex eius illa prodijc officina. Dccr eco nanq; fancitu Athenienfium crar,ne qua 

 viro pueUatraderetar,e<>>5a^W<r«£ r^^gf id eft nifi facra obijiTetDianscjquod tTienfe lanuarib fieri confuefte in- 

 dicat Libanius in oratione quam de Diana: laudibus d'xic.lnduebancur aute vefte quara crocotam nominancnec 

 «Jccimo aicatis annograndiores, nec quinto iaferiores. lis autcm placari credebarur Diana, quae csufa eiurrnodJ 

 indignationem conccpifte videbatur. Ferunt qoandoq; vrfaro feram m Attica f ivrf %w*A«/^/4Mv,f"orccfi^u,ji<)- 

 viW, vtinfequentibus.jitacicuremfadam,vthomiiiesnihiIauerfaretuj-omuit)o,'fed compafcerecur,muItaqj 



^oltcentiahucillue,nemineirapedimentuminfereate,peruagaretur. Concigic poeilarn qaxnaam lalciuiufcui^ 

 cumbelluacoIludere;qa^irritata>puei!afa(aoimpetuprofcidtc.Atfratrestetn!ntuici,acconurio^ 

 iaculisinipetitanecarant. Exqaacaufa peftilens raorbus latius perregionemgraflarlccEpic. Cr.nfnlcig orjlculis» 

 refpondic(deus^malinondefutacumfinera.fivirginunonnuUascompr:Uerenc(aj;'-2i\el\J:^^^ 



nK6irn^ffyi?x^ycr^d^iirzv£iv,id eft vrf? pereroptf honori Dianf dicari.{Gyraldus 'expduic^G.virgiocs aliquas Dian^ 

 ma(aarenr_^vrla.Nam&puei.laBficvocabancucarai,ideft^'ri«,quodp.crfpk 



fijpylc : & in l^emnijs Ariftophaties ac Ly fiftrate. HaCu fq j Cacii us. A |x.7?v<r<««i ''^ yCoihi '^^aS0cu ^ v ( ^}<»{Ji6iv) 



ra? 7rsi^Uvisg A'^Wa if Mavu;^/», nT^i^icw^fjovU (icgo, ^cuj^mvU,) Suloias & Vaciaos, k^^iiimciinr oi^%Tivo(.t$,u^^^ Tmc^QU 

 v(dv 'nhi-ni, Hefychius, Varinus. E'v B^cujpuvloig ol^y.Ttvof^ou ^vctJiMc,, r-^ h'i>ii'^i^\ y^Tvv eT€Aav,&c. Suidag , nalm 

 qn^fequuncur apud illum , iara proxime interprece Carlio rccicaui , quanquam is aurhorem non citat« 

 70 A^y^g, h^^Qi (lego l^eiMi hoc eft mulier facerdos ) a'^«^/^o?> Hefychius. EV^-^^-nJ^, (fi re<5i:e legitur) .^ovgv.;', y.eJv^i 



Llli Hefvchiasi 



