# Περὶ ζῴων ἰδιότητος 17.24

Aelian, Περὶ ζῴων ἰδιότητος, Book 17. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/aelian/text/17.24

κύκνου δὲ ἤθη καὶ διατριβαὶ λίμναι τε καὶ ἕλη καὶ τενάγη καὶ ἀέναοι ποταμοὶ πράως καὶ ἡσυχῆ ῥέοντες. εἰρηναῖοι δέ εἰσι καὶ ἐς γῆρας προΐασιν ἑαυτοῖς κοῦφον. εἰσὶ δὲ καὶ ἐς ῥώμην ἄλκιμοι, καὶ θαρροῦσιν αὐτῇ, οὐ μὴν ὥστε ἄρχειν ἀδίκων ἀλλʼ ἀμύνεσθαι τὸν ἄρξαντα. ῥᾳδίως οὖν καὶ τῶν ἀετῶν περιγίνονται, ὅταν ἐκεῖνοι τολμήσωσιν ἐπιθέσθαι αὐτοῖς. καὶ εἶπον ἀνωτέρω τῆς μάχης τὸν τρόπον.

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Aelian, Περὶ ζῴων ἰδιότητος, ed. Rudolf Hercher, Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg0545.tlg001.local001/.