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a)mfi te o)nranou\ a)mfi/ te a)stbrwn h( grafh, ou)k au)tw=n a)ste/rwn ou)d' au)tou= pbri o)nranou/, a)lla\ mantei/hs kai\ a)lhqei/hs, h(\ dh\ e)k toute/wn e)s a)nqrw/pwn bi/on e)/rxetai. o( de/ moi lo/gos ou)k u(poqhmosu/nhn e)/xei ou)de\ didaskali/hn e)pagge/lletai o(/kws tau/thn th\n mantosu/nhn dienekte/on, a)lla\ me/mfomai o(ko/soi sofoi\ e)o/ntes ta\ me\n a)/lla e)paske/ousi kai\ paisi\ ^ toi=s e(wutw=n a)phge/ontai, mou/nhn de\ a)strologi/hn ou)/te time/ousin ou)/te e)paske/ousin. kai\ h( me\n sofi/h palaih\ ou)de\ ne/on e)s h(me/as a)pi/keto, a)ll' e)/stin e)/rgon a)rxai/wn basile/wn qeofile/wn. oi( de\ nu=n a)maqi/h| kai\ r(a|qumi/h| kai\ prose/ti misoponi/h| kei/noisi/ te a)nti/coa frone/ousi kai\ eu)=t' a)\n a)ndra/sin e)pikure/wsin yeu/dea manteuome/nois,^ a)/strwn te kathgore/ousin kai\ au)th\n a)strologi/hn mise/ousin, ou)de/ min ou)/te u(gie/a ou)/te a)lhqe/a nomi/zousin, a)lla\ lo/gon yeude/a kai\ a)nemw/lion, ou) dikai/ws, e)moi\ doke/ei,^ frone/ontes: ou)de\ ga/r te/ktonos a)i+dri/h tektosu/nhs au)th=s a)diki/h ou)de\ au)lhte/w a)mousi/h mousikh=s a)sofi/h, a)ll' oi( me\n a)maqe/es tw=n texnw=n, e(ka/sth d' e)n e(wuth=| sofh/. prw=ton me\n w)=n ^ *ai)qi/opes to/nde to\n lo/gon a)nqrw/poisi katesth/santo. ai)ti/h de\ au)te/oisi ta\ me\n h( sofi/h tou= e)/qneos — kai\ ga\r ta)/lla tw=n a)/llwn sofw/teroi *ai)qi/opes — ta\ de\ kai\ th=s oi)kh/sios h( eu)moiri/h: ai)ei\ ga\r sfe/as eu)di/h kai\ galhnai/h perike/atai, ou)de\ tw=n tou= e)/teos trope/wn a)ne/xontai, a)ll' e)n mih=| w(/rh| oi)ke/ousin. i)do/ntes w)=n prw=ta th\n selhnai/hn ou)k e)s pa/mpan o(moi/hn fainome/nhn, a)lla\ polueide/a te gignome/nhn kai\ e)n a)/llote a)/llh| morfh=| trepome/nhn, e)do/keen au)te/oisin to\ xrh=ma qwu/matos kai\ a)pori/hs a)/cion. e)/nqen de\ zhte/ontes eu(=ron toute/wn th\n ai)ti/hn, o(/ti ou)k i)/dion th=| selhnai/h| to\ fe/ggos, a)lla\ oi( par' h)eli/ou e)/rxetai. eu(=ron de\ kai\ tw=n a)/llwn a)ste/rwn th\n forh/n, tou\s dh\ pla/nhtas h(mei=s kale/omen — mou=noi ga\r tw=n a)/llwn kine/ontai — fu/sin te au)tw=n kai\ dunastei/hn kai\ e)/rga ta\ e(/kastos e)pitele/ousin. e)n de\ kai\ ou)no/mata au)te/oisin e)pe/qesan, ou)k ou)no/mata, o(/kws e)do/keon, a)lla\ shmh/ia. tau=ta me\n w)=n *ai)qi/opes e)n tw=| ou)ranw=| e)pe/bleyan, meta\ de\ gei/tosin ou)=sin *ai)gupti/oisin a)tele/a to\n lo/gon pare/dosan, *ai)gu/ptioi de\ para\ sfe/wn e)kdeca/menoi h(mierge/a th\n mantikh\n e)pi\ me/zon h)/geiran, me/tra te th=s e(ka/stou kinh/sios e)shmh/nanto kai\ e)te/wn a)riqmo\n kai\ mhnw=n kai\ w(re/wn dieta/canto. kai\ mhnw=n me\n sfi/si me/tron h( selhnai/h kai\ h( tau/ths a)nastrofh\ e)ge/neto, e)/teos de\ h)e/lios kai\ h( tou= h)eli/ou peri/foros. oi( de\ kai\ a)/lla e)mh/santo pollo\n me/zw toute/wn e)k ga\r dh\ tou= panto\s h)e/ros kai\ a)ste/rwn tw=n a)/llwn a)plane/wn te kai\ eu)staqe/wn ^ kai\ ou)dama\ kineome/nwn duw/deka moi/ras e)ta/monto toi=si ^ kineome/noisi, kai\ oi)ki/a . . zw=|a e)o/nta e(/kaston au)tw=n e)s a)/llhn morfh\n memime/atai, ta\ me\n e)na/lia, ta\ de\ a)nqrw/pwn, ta\ de\ qhrw=n, ta\ de\ pthnw=n, ta\ de\ kthne/wn. a)po\ te/w dh\ kai\ i(era\ ta\ *ai)gu/ptia polueide/a poie/etai: ou) ga\r pa/ntes *ai)gu/ptioi e)k tw=n duw/deka moire/wn pase/wn e)manteu/onto, a)/lloi de\ a)lloi/h|si moi/rh|sin e)xre/onto, kai\ krio\n me\n se/bousin o(ko/soi e)s krio\n a)pe/blepon, i)xqu/as de\ ou) site/ontai o(ko/soi i)xqu/as e)peshmh/nanto, ou)de\ tra/gon ktei/nousin o(/soi ai)go/kerwn h)/|desan, kai\ oi( a)/lloi ta\ a)/lla w(s e(/kastoi i(la/skontai. nai\ mh\n kai\ tau=ron e)s timh\n tou= h)eri/ou tau/rou sebi/zontai, kai\ o( *)=apis au)toi=s xrh=ma i(erw/taton th\n xw/rhn e)pine/metai kai\ oi( e)kei= manth/io/n ge ^ a)natiqe/asin shmh/ion th=s e)kei/nou tou= tau/rou mantikh=s. ou) meta\ pollo\n de\ kai\ *li/bues e)pe/bhsan tou= lo/gou: kai\ ga\r to\ *libu/wn manth/ion to\ *)/ammwnos, kai\ tou=to e)s to\n h)e/ra kai\ e)s th\n tou/tou sofi/hn i(/druto,^ par' o(\ to\n *)/ammwna kai\ ou(=toi kriopro/swpon poie/ontai. e)/gnwsan de\ tou/twn e(/kasta kai\ *babulw/nioi, ou(=toi me/n, le/gousin, kai\ pro\ tw=n a)/llwn, e)moi\ de\ doke/ei, pollo\n u(/steron e)s tou/tous o( lo/gos a)pi/keto. *(/ellhnes de\ ou)/te par' *ai)qio/pwn ou)/te par' *ai)gupti/wn a)strologi/hs pe/ri ou)de\n h)/kousan, a)lla\ sfi/sin *)orfeu\s o( *oi)a/grou kai\ *kallio/phs prw=tos ta/de a)phgh/sato, ou) ma/la e)mfane/ws, ou)de\ e)s fa/os to\n lo/gon proh/negken, a)ll' e)s gohtei/hn kai\ i(erologi/hn, oi(/h dianoi/h e)kei/nou. phca/menos ga\r lu/rhn o)/rgia/ te e)poie/eto kai\ ta\ i(era\ h)/eiden: h( de\ lu/rh e(pta/mitos e)ou=sa th\n tw=n kineome/nwn a)ste/rwn a(rmoni/hn suneba/lleto. tau=ta *)orfeu\s dizh/menos kai\ tau=ta a)nakine/wn pa/nta e)/qelgen kai\ pa/ntwn e)kra/teen ou) ga\r e)kei/nhn th\n lu/rhn e)/blepen ou)de\ oi( a)/llhs e)/mele mousourgi/hs, a)ll' au(/th *)orfe/os h( mega/lh lu/rh, *(/ellhne/s te ta/de time/ontes moi/rhn e)n tw=| ou)ranw=| ^ a)pe/krinan kai\ a)ste/res polloi\ kale/ontai lu/rh *)orfe/os. h)\n de/ kote *)orfe/a i)/dh|s h)\ li/qoisin h)\ xroih=|] memimhme/non, me/sw| e(/zetai i)/kelos a)ei/donti, meta\ xersi\n e)/xwn th\n lu/rhn, a)mfi\ de/ min zw=|a muri/a e(/sthken, e)n oi(=s kai\ tau=ros kai\ a)/nqrwpos kai\ le/wn kai\ tw=n a)/llwn e(/kaston. eu)=t' a)\n e)kei=na i)/dh|s, me/mnhso/ moi toute/wn, koi/h e)kei/nou a)oidh/, koi/h de\ kai\ h( lu/rh, koi=os de\ kai\ tau=ros h)\ o(koi=os le/wn *)orfe/os e)pai+/ousin. h)\n de\ ta\ le/gw ai)/tia gnoi/hs, su\ de\ kai\ e)n tw=| ou)ranw=| de/rkeo e(/kaston toute/wn. le/gousin de\ *teiresi/hn a)/ndra *boiw/tion, tou= dh\ kle/os mantosu/nhs pe/ri pollo\n a)ei/retai, tou=ton to\n *teiresi/hn e)n *(/ellhsin ei)pei=n o(/ti tw=n planeome/nwn a)ste/rwn oi( me\n qh/lees oi( de\ a)/rrenes e)o/ntes ou)k i)/sa e)ktele/ousin tw=| kai/ min difue/a gene/sqai kai\ a)mfi/bion *teiresi/hn muqologe/ousin, a)/llote me\n qh=lun a)/llote de\ a)/rrena. *)atre/os ^ de\ kai\ *que/stew peri\ th=| patrwi/h| basilhi/h| filoneikeo/ntwn h)/dh toi=sin *(/ellhsin a)nafando\n a)strologi/hs te kai\ sofi/hs th=s ou)rani/hs ma/list' e)/melen, kai\ to\ cuno\n tw=n *)argei/wn a)/rxein e)/gnwsan e(wutw=n o(/stis tou= e(te/rou sofi/hn profere/steros. e)/nqa dh\ *que/sths me\n to\n krio\n sfi/sin to\n e)n tw=| ou)ranw=| shmhna/menos e)pe/deicen, a)po\ te/w dh\ a)/rna xru/seon *que/sth| gene/sqai muqologe/ousin. *)atreu\s de\ tou= h)eli/ou pe/ri kai\ tw=n a)ntole/wn au)tou= lo/gon e)poih/sato, o(/ti ou)k e)s o(moi/hn forh\n h)e/lio/s te kai\ o( ko/smos kine/ontai, a)ll' e)s a)nti/coon a)llh/lois a)ntidrome/ousin, kai\ ai( nu=n du/sies doke/ousai, tou= ko/smou du/sies e)ou=sai, tou= h)eli/ou a)ntolai\ ei)sin. ta/de ei)po/nta basile/a min *)argei=oi e)poih/santo, kai\ me/ga kle/os e)pi\ sofi/h| au)tou= e)ge/neto. e)gw\ de\ kai\ peri\ *bellerofo/ntew toia/de frone/w: pthno\n me\n oi( gene/sqai w(s i(/ppon ou) ma/la pei/qomai, doke/w de/ min tau/thn th\n sofi/hn mete/ponta ^ u(yhla/ te frone/onta kai\ a)/stroisin o(mile/onta e)s ou)rano\n ou)xi\ tw=| i(/ppw| a)nabh=nai a)lla\ th=| dianoi/h|. i)/sa de/ moi kai\ e)s *fri/con to\n *)aqa/mantos ei)rh/sqw, to\n dh\ kriw=| xruse/w| di' ai)qe/ros e)la/sai muqe/ontai. nai\ me/ntoi kai\ *dai/dalon to\n *)aqhnai=on cei/nh me\n h( i(stori/h, doke/w ge mh\n ^ ou)k e)/cw a)strologi/hs, a)lla\ oi( au)to\s ma/lista e)xrh/sato kai\ paidi\ tw=| e(wutou= kathgh/sato. *)/ikaros de/, neo/thti kai\ a)tasqali/h| xreo/menos kai\ ou)k e)pieikta\ dizh/menos a)lla\ e)s po/lon ^ a)erqei\s tw=| nw=|, e)ce/pese th=s a)lhqei/hs kai\ panto\s a)pesfa/lh tou= lo/gou kai\ e)s pe/lagos kathne/xqh a)bu/sswn prhgma/twn, to\n *(/ellhnes a)/llws muqologe/ousin kai\ ko/lpon e)p' au)tw=| e)n th=|de th=| qala/ssh| *)ika/rion ei)kh= kale/ousin. ta/xa de\ kai\ *pasifa/h, para\ *daida/lou a)kou/sasa tau/rou te pe/ri tou= e)n toi=s a)/stroisi fainome/nou kai\ au)th=s a)strologi/hs, e)s e)/rwta tou= lo/gou a)pi/keto, e)/nqen nomi/zousin o(/ti *dai/dalo/s min tw=| tau/rw| e)nu/mfeusen. ei)si\n de\ oi(\ kai\ kata\ me/rea th\n e)pisth/mhn dielo/ntes e(/kastoi au)tw=n a)/lla e)penoh/santo, oi( me\n ta\ e)s th\n selhnai/hn, oi( de\ ta\ e)s *di/a, oi( de\ ta\ e)s h)e/lion sunagei/rantes, dro/mou te au)tw=n pe/ri kai\ kinh/sios kai\ duna/mios. kai\ *)endumi/wn me\n ta\ e)s th\n selhnai/hn suneta/cato,^ *fae/qwn de\ tou= h)eli/ou dro/mon e)tekmh/rato, ou) me/n ge a)treke/ws, a)ll' a)tele/a to\n lo/gon a)polipw\n a)pe/qanen. oi( de\ ta/de a)gnoe/ontes *)heli/ou pai=da *fae/qonta doke/ousin kai\ mu=qon e)p' au)te/w| ou)dama\ pisto\n dihge/ontai. e)lqo/nta ga/r min para\ to\n *)he/lion to\n pate/ra ai)te/ein to\ tou= fwto\s a(/rma h(nioxe/ein, to\n de\ dou=nai\ te\ oi( kai\ u(poqe/sqai th=s i(ppasi/hs to\n no/mon. o( de\ *fae/qwn e)peidh\ a)ne/bh to\ a(/rma, h(liki/h| kai\ a)peiri/h| a)/llote me\n pro/sgeios h(nio/xeen, a)/llote de\ pollo\n th=s gh=s a)paiwrou/menos: tou\s de\ a)nqrw/pous kru/os te kai\ qa/lpos ou)k a)nasxeto\n die/fqeiren. e)pi\ toi=si dh\ to\n *di/a a)ganakte/onta balei=n prhsth=ri *fae/qonta mega/lw|. peso/nta de/ min ai( a)delfai\ perista=sai pe/nqos me/ga e)poi/eon, e)/ste mete/balon ta\ ei)/dea, kai\ nu=n ei)sin ai)/geiroi kai\ to\ h)/lektron e)p' au)tw=| da/kruon stala/ousin. ou)x ou(/tw tau=ta e)ge/neto ou)de\ o(/sion au)toi=si pei/qesqai, ou)de\ *)he/lios pai=da e)poih/sato, ou)de\ o( pai=s au)tw=| a)pe/qanen. le/gousin de\ kai\ a)/lla *(/ellhnes polla\ muqw/dea, toi=si e)gw\ ou) ma/la ti pei/qomai. kw=s ga\r dh\ o(/sion pisteu=sai pai=da *ai)nei/hn th=s *)afrodi/ths gene/sqai kai\ *dio\s *mi/nw kai\ *)/areos *)aska/lafon kai\ *au)to/lukon *(erme/w ; a)ll' ou(=toi e(/kastos au)te/wn qeofile/es e)ge/nonto kai\ sfi/si geinome/noisi ^ tw=| me\n h( *)afrodi/th, tw=| de\ o( *zeu/s, tw=| de\ o( *)/arhs e)pe/bleyan. o(ko/soi ga\r dh\ a)nqrw/poisi e)n th=| geneh=| tau/th| ^ oi)kodespote/ousi, ou(=toi o(/kws toke/es e(wutoi=si pa/nta i)ke/lous ^ e)ktele/ousin kai\ xro/hn kai\ morfh\n kai\ e)/rga kai\ dianoi/hn, kai\ basileu\s me\n o( *mi/nws *dio\s h(geome/nou, kalo\s ^ de\ *ai)nei/hs *)afrodi/ths boulh/sei e)ge/neto, kle/pths de\ *au)to/lukos, h( de/ oi( kleptikh\ e)c *(erme/w a)pi/keto. ou) me\n w)=n ou)de\ to\n *kro/non *zeu\s e)/dhsen ou)de\ e)s *ta/rtaron e)/rriyen ou)de\ ta\ a)/lla e)mh/sato o(ko/sa a)/nqrwpoi nomi/zousin, a)lla\ fe/retai ga\r o( *kro/nos th\n e)/cw forh\n pollo\n a)p' h(me/wn kai\ oi( nwqrh/ te h( ki/nhsis kai\ ou) r(hidi/h toi=sin a)nqrw/poisin o(re/esqai. dio\ dh/ min e(sta/nai le/gousin o(/kws pepedhme/non. to\ de\ ba/qos to\ pollo\n tou= h)e/ros *ta/rtaros kale/etai. ma/lista d' ^ e)/k te *(omh/rou tou= poihte/w kai\ tw=n *(hsio/dou e)pe/wn ma/qoi a)/n tis ta\ pa/lai toi=s a)strologe/ousin o(mofwne/onta. eu)=t' a)\n de\ th\n seirh\n tou= *dio\s a)phge/htai kai\ tou= *)heli/ou ta\s bo/as ta\ dh\ e)gw\ h)/mata ei)=nai sumba/llomai, kai\ ta\s po/lias ta\s e)n th=| a)spi/di *(/hfaistos e)poih/sato kai\ to\n xoro\n kai\ th\n a)lwh\n . . ta\ me\n ga\r o(ko/sa e)s th\n *)afrodi/thn au)tw=| kai\ tou= *)/areos th\n moixei/hn le/lektai, kai\ tau=ta e)mfane/a ou)k a)/lloqen h)\ e)k th=sde th=s sofi/hs pepoihme/na: h( ga\r dh\ w)=n *)afrodi/ths kai\ tou= *)/areos o(modromi/h th\n *(omh/rou a)oidh\n a)perga/zetai. e)n a)/lloisi de\ e)/pesi ta\ e)/rga e(ka/stou au)tw=n diwri/sato, th=| *)afrodi/th| me\n ei)pw/n, a)lla\ su\ g' i(mero/enta mete/rxeo e)/rga ga/moio: ta\ de\ tou= pole/mou, tau=ta d' *)/arhi qow=| kai\ *)aqh/nh| pa/nta melh/sei. a(/per oi( palaioi\ i)do/ntes ma/lista manthi/h|sin e)xre/onto kai\ ou) pa/rergon au)th\n e)poie/onto, a)ll' ou)/te po/lias w)/|kizon ou)/te tei/xea perieba/llonto ou)/te fo/nous e)rga/zonto ou)/te gunai=kas e)ga/meon, pri\n a)\n dh\ pa/nta ma/ntewn a)kou=sai e(/kasta. kai\ ga\r dh\ ta\ manth/ia au)te/oisi ou)k e)/cw a)strologi/hs h)=n, a)lla\ para\ me\n *delfoi=s parqe/nos e)/xei th\n profhtei/hn su/mbolon th=s parqe/nou th=s ou)rani/hs, kai\ dra/kwn u(po\ tw=| tri/podi fqe/ggetai o(/ti kai\ e)n toi=sin a)/stroisi dra/kwn fai/netai, kai\ e)n *didu/mois de\ manth/ion tou= *)apo/llwnos, e)moi\ doke/ei, kai\ tou=to e)k tw=n h)eri/wn *didu/mwn o)noma/zetai. ou(/tw de\ au)toi=si xrh=ma i(ro/taton h( mantosu/nh e)do/keen, w(/ste dh\ *)odusseu\s e)peidh\ e)/kamen planeo/menos, e)qelh/sas a)treke\s a)kou=sai peri\ tw=n e(wutou= prhgma/twn, e)s to\n *)ai+/dhn a)pi/keto, ou)k o)/fra i)/dh| ne/kuas kai\ a)terpe/a xw=ron a)ll' e)s lo/gous e)lqei=n *teiresi/h| e)piqume/wn. kai\ e)peidh\ e)s to\n xw=ron h)=lqen e)/nqa oi( *ki/rkh e)sh/mhnen kai\ e)/skayen to\n bo/qron kai\ ta\ mh=la e)/sfacen, pollw=n nekrw=n pareo/ntwn, e)n toi=si kai\ th=s mhtro\s th=s e(wutou=, tou= ai(/matos piei=n e)qelo/ntwn ou) pro/teron e)ph=ken ^ ou)deni/, ou)de\ au)th=| mhtri/, pri\n *teiresi/hn geu/sasqai kai\ e)canagka/sai ei)pei=n oi( to\ manth/ion: kai\ a)ne/sxeto diyw=san o(re/wn th=s mhtro\s th\n skih/n. *lakedaimoni/oisi de\ *lukou=rgos th\n politei/hn pa=san e)k tou= ou)ranou= dieta/cato kai\ no/mon sfi/sin e)poih/sato mhdama\ . . mhde\ e)s po/lemon proxwre/ein pri\n th\n selhnai/hn plh/rea gene/sqai: ou) ga\r i)/shn e)no/mizen ^ ei)=nai th\n dunastei/hn au)canome/nhs th=s selhnai/hs kai\ a)fanizome/nhs, pa/nta de\ u(p' au)th=| dioike/esqai. a)lla\ mou=noi *)arka/des tau=ta ou)k e)de/canto ou)de\ e)ti/mhsan a)strologi/hn, a)noi/h| de\ kai\ a)sofi/h| ^ le/gousin kai\ th=s selhnai/hs e)/mmenai progene/steroi. oi( me\n pro\ h(mw=n ou(/tw ka/rta h)=san filoma/nties, oi( de\ nu=n, oi( me\n au)te/wn a)du/nata ei)=nai le/gousin a)nqrw/poisi te/los eu(/rasqai mantikh=s: ou) ga\r ei)=nai/ min ou)/te pisth\n ou)/te a)lhqe/a, ou)de\ to\n *)/area h)\ to\n *di/a e)n tw=| ou)ranw=| h(me/wn e(/neka kine/esqai, a)lla\ tw=n me\n a)nqrwphi/wn prhgma/twn ou)demi/hn w)/rhn e)kei=noi, poie/ontai ou)d' e)/stin au)te/oisin pro\s ta/de koinwni/h, kata\ sfe/as de\ xrei/h| th=s periforh=s a)nastre/fontai. a)/lloi d' a)strologi/hn a)yeude/a me/n, a)nwfele/a de\ ei)=nai le/gousin ou) ga\r u(po\ mantosu/nh| a)lla/ssesqai o(ko/sa th=|si moi/rh|si doke/onta e)pe/rxetai. e)gw\ de\ pro\s ta/de a)/mfw e)kei=na e)/xw ei)pei=n, o(/ti oi( me\n a)ste/res e)n tw=| ou)ranw=| th\n sfete/rhn ei(le/ontai, pa/rergon de\ sfi/si th=s kinh/sios tw=n kat' h(me/as e(/kaston e)pigi/gnetai. h)\ e)qe/leis i(/ppou me\n qe/ontos kai\ o)rni/qwn kai\ a)ndrw=n kineome/nwn ^ li/qous a)nasaleu/esqai kai\ ka/rfea done/esqai u(po\ tw=n a)ne/mwn tou= dro/mou, u(po\ de\ th=| di/nh| tw=n a)ste/rwn mhde\n a)/llo gi/gnesqai ; kai\ e)k me\n o)li/gou puro\s a)porroi/h e)s h(me/as e)/rxetai, kai\ to\ pu=r ou) di' h(me/as kai/ei ti ou)de/ oi( me/lei tou= h(mete/rou qa/lpeos, a)ste/rwn de\ ou)demi/hn a)porroi/hn dexo/meqa ; kai\ me/ntoi th=| a)strologi/h| ta\ me\n fau=la e)sqla\ poih=sai a)du/nata/ e)stin ou)de\ a)lla/cai ti tw=n a)porreo/ntwn prhgma/twn, a)lla\ tou\s xreome/nous ta/de w)fele/ei: ta\ me\n e)sqla\ ei)do/tas a)pico/mena ^ pollo\n a)po/prosqen eu)frane/ei, ta\ de\ fau=la eu)mare/ws de/xontai: ou) ga/r sfisin a)gnoe/ousin e)pe/rxetai, a)ll' e)n mele/th| kai\ prosdoki/h| r(hi/dia kai\ prhe/a h(gei=tai. ta/de a)strologi/hs pe/ri e)gw\n u(polamba/nw.