<w lemma="%2Ata%5C">Τὰ</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsia">παραπλήσια</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28hro%2Fdoton">Ἡρόδοτον</w> <w lemma="i%28storei%3D">ἱστορεῖ</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="%2Alibu%2Fh%7C">Λιβύῃ</w> <w lemma="kaloume%2Fnou">καλουμένου</w> <w lemma="lwtou%3D">λωτοῦ</w> <w lemma="au%29to%2Fpths">αὐτόπτης</w> <w lemma="geno%2Fmenos">γενόμενος</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="%2Amegalopoli%2Fths">Μεγαλοπολίτης</w> <w lemma="%2Apolu%2Fbios">Πολύβιος</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <num>ιβ#</num><w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="i%28storiw%3Dn">ἱστοριῶν</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgwn">λέγων</w> <w lemma="ou%28%2Ftws:">οὕτως·</w> "
<w lemma="%2A%29%2Festi">Ἔστι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%2Fndron">δένδρον</w> <w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="lwto%5Cs">λωτὸς</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fga">μέγα</w>, <w lemma="traxu%5C">τραχὺ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="a%29kanqw%3Ddes">ἀκανθῶδες</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fllon">φύλλον</w> <w lemma="xlwro%5Cn">χλωρὸν</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="r%28a%2Fmnw%7C">ῥάμνῳ</w>, <w lemma="mikro%5Cn">μικρὸν</w> <w lemma="baqu%2Fteron">βαθύτερον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="platu%2Fteron">πλατύτερον</w>.
<w lemma="o%28">ὁ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="karpo%5Cs">καρπὸς</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxa%5Cs">ἀρχὰς</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fmoio%2Fs">ὅμοιός</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fa%7C">χρόᾳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="mege%2Fqei">μεγέθει</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="leukai%3Ds">λευκαῖς</w> <w lemma="murti%2Fsi">μυρτίσι</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="teteleiwme%2Fnais">τετελειωμέναις</w>,
<w lemma="au%29cano%2Fmenos">αὐξανόμενος</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="xrw%2Fmati">χρώματι</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnetai">γίνεται</w> <w lemma="foinikou%3Ds">φοινικοῦς</w>, <w lemma="tw%3D%7C">τῷ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="mege%2Fqei">μεγέθει</w> <w lemma="tai%3Ds">ταῖς</w> <w lemma="goggu%2Flais">γογγύλαις</w> <w lemma="e%29lai%2Fais">ἐλαίαις</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsios">παραπλήσιος</w>, <w lemma="purh%3Dna">πυρῆνα</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxei">ἔχει</w> <w lemma="tele%2Fws">τελέως</w> <w lemma="mikro%2Fn">μικρόν</w>.
<w lemma="e%29pa%5Cn">ἐπὰν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="pepanqh%3D%7C">πεπανθῇ</w>, <w lemma="suna%2Fgousi">συνάγουσι</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="oi%29ke%2Ftais">οἰκέταις</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="xo%2Fndrou">χόνδρου</w> <w lemma="ko%2Fyantes">κόψαντες</w> <w lemma="sa%2Fttousin">σάττουσιν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="a%29ggei%3Da">ἀγγεῖα</w>, <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29leuqe%2Frois">ἐλευθέροις</w> <w lemma="e%29celo%2Fntes">ἐξελόντες</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="purh%3Dna">πυρῆνα</w> <w lemma="suntiqe%2Fasin">συντιθέασιν</w> <w lemma="w%28sau%2Ftws">ὡσαύτως</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="siteu%2Fontai">σιτεύονται</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dton">τοῦτον</w>.
<w lemma="e%29%2Fsti">ἔστι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="brw%3Dma">βρῶμα</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsion">παραπλήσιον</w> <w lemma="su%2Fkw%7C">σύκῳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="foinikobala%2Fnw%7C">φοινικοβαλάνῳ</w>, <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="eu%29wdi%2Fa%7C">εὐωδίᾳ</w> <w lemma="be%2Fltion">βέλτιον</w>.
<w lemma="gi%2Fnetai">γίνεται</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="oi%29%3Dnos">οἶνος</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29tou%3D">αὐτοῦ</w> <w lemma="brexome%2Fnou">βρεχομένου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tribome%2Fnou">τριβομένου</w> <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fdatos">ὕδατος</w>, <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="geu%3Dsin">γεῦσιν</w> <w lemma="h%28du%5Cs">ἡδὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="a%29polaustiko%2Fs">ἀπολαυστικός</w>, <w lemma="oi%29nome%2Fliti">οἰνομέλιτι</w> <w lemma="xrhstw%3D%7C">χρηστῷ</w> <w lemma="paraplh%2Fsios">παραπλήσιος</w>, <w lemma="w%28%3D%7C">ᾧ</w> <w lemma="xrw%3Dntai">χρῶνται</w> <w lemma="xwri%5Cs">χωρὶς</w> <w lemma="u%28%2Fdatos">ὕδατος</w>.
<w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnatai">δύναται</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ple%2Fon">πλέον</w> <w lemma="de%2Fka">δέκα</w> <w lemma="me%2Fnein">μένειν</w> <w lemma="h%28merw%3Dn:">ἡμερῶν·</w> <w lemma="dio%5C">διὸ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="poiou%3Dsi">ποιοῦσι</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="braxu%5C">βραχὺ</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="xrei%2Fan">χρείαν</w>. <w lemma="poiou%3Dsi">ποιοῦσι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fcos">ὄξος</w> <w lemma="e%29c">ἐξ</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>."
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<head>The Lotus</head>The lotus is not a large tree; but it is rough and thorny,<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note1">The lotus. See<bibl n="Hdt. 2.92" default="NO" valid="yes">Herodotus, 2, 92</bibl>.</note>and has a green leaf, like the rhamnus (black or white thorn), a little longer and broader. The fruit is like white myrtle-berries when they are come to perfection; but, as it grows, it becomes purple in colour, and in size about equal to round olives, and has a very small stone. When it is ripe they gather it: and some of it they pound up with groats of spelt, and store in vessels for their slaves; and the rest they also preserve for the free inhabitants, after taking out the stones, and use it for food. It tastes like a fig or a date, but is superior to them in aroma. A wine is made of it also by steeping it in water and crushing it, sweet and pleasant to the taste, like good mead; and they drink it without mixing it with water. It will not keep, however, more than ten days, and they therefore only make it in small quantities as they want it. Vinegar also is made out of it. . . .
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