# Historiae Animalium Epitome 169

Aristophanes of Byzantium, Historiae Animalium Epitome, B. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/aristophanes-of-byzantium/historiae-animalium-epitome/169

(169) ἄρχεται δὲ ὁ μὲν ἄρρην ὀχεύειν γενόμενος ἐνιαυσιαῖος, ἡ δὲ θήλεια βαίνεται ὀκταμηνιαία. ἐπιβαίνει δὲ ὁ μὲν ἄρρην πᾶσαν ὥραν, ἡ δὲ θήλεια οὐ ?? πᾶσαν ὥραν, ἀλλὰ τὴν τῆς σκυζήσεως. ὅταν δ᾿ ἄρχηται σκυζᾶν, ἡ μὲν φύσις αὐτῇ διοιδεῖ, τὰ δὲ καταμήνια ῥεῖ ἐπὶ ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας. εἶτα μετὰ ταύτας ἄλλας ἑπτὰ σκυζᾷ. λέγεται δὲ ὡς πολυδρομήσαντες οἱ κύνες πολὺ μᾶλλον ὀχευτικώτεροι γίνονται.

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Aristophanes of Byzantium, Historiae Animalium Epitome, ed. Spyridon Paulou Lampros. 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.
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