# De partibus animalium 1.9-2

Aristotle, De partibus animalium, Β., Chapter 1. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/aristotle/de-partibus-animalium/1.9-2

9 καθάπερ οὖν ῥέοντος ὕδατος ἰλύς, τἆλλα σπλάγχνα τῆς διὰ τῶν φλεβῶν ῥύσεως τοῦ αἵματος οἷον προχεύματα ἐστιν· ἡ δὲ καρδία, διὰ τὸ τῶν φλεβῶν ἀρχὴ εἶναι καὶ ἔχειν ἐν αὑτῇ τὴν δύναμιν τὴν δημιουργοῦσαν τὸ αἷμα πρώτην, εὔλογον, ἐξ οἵας δέχεται τροφῆς, ἐκ τοιαύτης συνεστάναι καὶ αὐτήν. διότι μὲν οὖν αἱματικὰ τὴν μορφὴν τὰ σπλάγχνα ἐστίν, εἴρηται, καὶ διότι τῇ μὲν ὁμιοιομερῆ τῇ δʼ ἀνομοιομερῆ.

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Aristotle, De partibus animalium, ed. Bernhard Langkavel. 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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