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Sweet-scented; <strong>and</strong> they poured upon the ground<br />

Libations from the tawny bees.<br />

<strong>The</strong>se practices are still preserved among some peoples, like traces <strong>of</strong> truth:<br />

the altar was not soaked by violent deaths<br />

<strong>of</strong> bulls.<br />

Pseudo-Aristotle, Physiognomonica III B.C<br />

<strong>The</strong> text <strong>and</strong> translations <strong>of</strong> all passages <strong>of</strong> Pseudo-Aristotle’s Physiognomonica are<br />

taken from the edition <strong>of</strong> W. S. Hett, ed., tr., Aristotle. M<strong>in</strong>or Works (Cambridge,<br />

Mass. <strong>and</strong> London, 1936; repr. 2000)<br />

167<br />

Pseudo-Aristotle, Physiognomonica 806b III B.C.<br />

ta_ de\ trixw&mata ta_ me\n malaka_ deilo&n, ta_ de\ sklhra_ a)ndrei=on. tou~to de\ to_<br />

shmei=on ei1lhptai e0c a(pa&ntwn tw~n zw|&wn. deilo&taton me\n ga&r e0st<strong>in</strong> e1lafoj<br />

lagwo_j pro&bata, kai\ th_n tri/xa malakwta&thn e1xei: a)ndreio&taton de\ le/wn,<br />

u{j a1grioj, kai\ tri/xa sklhrota&thn fe/rei.<br />

S<strong>of</strong>t hair shows timidity <strong>and</strong> stiff hair courage. This is based on observation <strong>of</strong> all the<br />

animal k<strong>in</strong>gdom. For the deer the hare <strong>and</strong> sheep are the most timid <strong>of</strong> all animals <strong>and</strong><br />

have the s<strong>of</strong>test hair; the lion <strong>and</strong> wild boar are the bravest <strong>and</strong> have very stiff hair.<br />

168<br />

Pseudo-Aristotle, Physiognomonica 807a III B.C.<br />

tw~n d' au} zw|&wn ta_ me\n a)ndrei=a baru&fwna& e0sti, ta_ de\ deila_ o)cu&fwna, le/wn<br />

me\n kai\ tau~roj, kai\ ku&wn u(laktiko&j, kai\ tw~n a)lektruo&nwn oi9 eu1yuxoi baru&fwnoi<br />

fqe/ggontai:<br />

<strong>The</strong> brave animals have deep voices, <strong>and</strong> the cowardly high-pitched voices, the lion<br />

<strong>and</strong> the bull, the bark<strong>in</strong>g dog, <strong>and</strong> the brave cocks are all deep-voiced.<br />

169<br />

Aristotle, Physiognomonica 807a III B.C.<br />

0 Andrei/ou shmei=a tri/xwma sklhro&n, to_ sxh~ma tou~ sw&matoj o)rqo&n, o)sta~ kai\<br />

pleurai\ kai\ ta_ a)krwth&ria tou~ sw&matoj i0sxura_ kai\ mega&la, kai\ koili/a platei=a<br />

kai\ prosestalme/nh:<br />

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