’ 30. περίεργον δ᾽ ἐστὶν ὡς ἀληθῶς τὸ πολὺ τῶν μαγείρων γένος περί τε τὰς ἱστορίας καὶ τὰ ὀνόματα, λέγουσι γοῦν αὐτῶν οἱ λογιώτατοι ‘ γόνυ κνήμης ἔγγιον’ καὶ ‘ περιῆλθον Ἀσίαν καὶ Εὐρώπην.’
μίστυλλα, μοίρας, δίπτυχ᾽, ὀβελούς, ὥστε με [p. 232]
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