# Commentarium in Dionysii periegetae orbis descriptionem 723

Eustathius, Commentarium in Dionysii periegetae orbis descriptionem, Section 723. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/eustathius-philol-et-scr-eccl/commentarium-in-dionysii-periegetae-orbis-descriptionem/723

Ὅτι πολλὰ καὶ ἄλλα θαύματα ἡ Κασπία ἐν ἀνδράσιν αὔξει, φύει δὲ καὶ κρυστάλλους λίθους, καὶ ἴασπιν ἠερόεσσαν, ὃ ἔστιν ἀερώδη, σκοτεινὴν, ἐχθρὰν ἐμπούσαις καὶ ἄλλοις εἰδώλοις. Δοκεῖ γὰρ ἀλεξίκακος εἶναι ἡ λίθος αὕτη καὶ ἀποτροπιαστικὴ φασμάτων, ὧν ἕν ἐστι καὶ ἡ Ἔμπουσα, δαιμόνιόν τι περὶ τὴν Ἑκάτην, ἑνὶ ποδὶ δοκοῦν διοικεῖσθαι· ὅθεν καὶ παρονομάζεται, ὡς εἴ τις εἴποι, μονόπους ποδὶ ζώου, ὡς τοῦ ἑτέρου ποδὸς χαλκοῦ ὄντος κατὰ τὸν μῦθον. Ἐν δὲ τοῖς ἑξῆς ἐρεῖ καὶ ἑτέραν ἴασπιν ὑδατόεσσαν. Ὅτι δέ τινα δαιμόνια ὕλας πτοοῦνταί τινας, πολλοῖς δοκεῖ, ὡς καὶ ἐν Ὀδυσσείᾳ εἴρηται.

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Eustathius Philol. et Scr. Eccl., Commentarium in Dionysii periegetae orbis descriptionem. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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