Two harmful spiders: mainoles and chalkis
Of the same: about spiderlings. There are many kinds of spiderlings. Those able to wrong from them are two: mainoles and chalkis. To those struck by mainoles, then: four ounces of hyssop or oregano, four staters, and an equal of roasted salt, pound and set on with honey; or cumin as much as the three fingers hold, and an equal of agnus-fruit, drench with three ounces of wine. Give also mazas and garlics, and † having taken, beneficial through the mouth † lacuna.
Greek
3.28 Τοῦ αὐτοῦ· περὶ ἀραχνίων Τῶν ἀραχνίων εἴδη πολλά. Τὰ δὲ ἀπ' αὐτῶν ἀδικῆσαι δυνάμενα δύο, μαινόλης καὶ χαλκίς. Τοῖς μὲν οὖν ὑπὸ μαινόλους πληγεῖσιν ὑσσώπου ἢ ὀριγάνου ˉγˉο δʹ στατ· δʹ ἁλός τε πεφρυγμένου ἴσον λείου καὶ σὺν μέλιτι ἐπιτίθει· ἢ κύμινον ὅσον τοῖς τρισὶ δακτύλοις συνέχειν ἄγνου τε καρπὸν τὸ ἴσον μετ' οἴνου ˉγˉο γʹ ἐγχυμάτιζε. ∆ιδόναι δὲ καὶ μάζας καὶ σκόροδα καὶ † λαβῶν ἐπωφελὲς διὰ στόματος † <...>.
About this text
Julius Africanus, Cesti (Embroidered Girdles): a miscellany of history, science, and craft, in the surviving fragments — books 7, 2, and 3 in full, with parts of books 4, 8, 9, and 13, and the colophon of Cestus 18. The older English translates his letters only. The book-2 table of contents and a book-7 appendix are not in this volume.
New English from locked PG 10 / Khazarzar Greek of the Cesti fragmenta through 9.5. Earlier lemma-led scaffold English was discarded. Book-2 pinax and book-7 appendix held. This lock is exhausted.
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- Copy-text PG 10 Cesti fragmenta (Khazarzar) (Greek)
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