# Physiognomonica (Epitome Adamantiana) 2.50

Pseudo-Polemon, Physiognomonica (Epitome Adamantiana), Chapter 2. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/pseudo-polemon/physiognomonica-epitome-adamantiana/2.50

[p.275 Fr.] Κνῆμαιεὖ ἔχουσαιμεγέθους διηρ- θρωμέναι στερεαὶ γενναῖον ἄνδρα δηλοῦσι καὶ εὐφυῆ, ἁπαλαὶ δὲ καὶ ἄναρθροι δειλὸν καὶ ἀνανδρότερον κατηγοροῦσι· λεπταὶ δὲ πάνυ [p. 276] δειλὸν καὶ κακοήθη σημαίνουσιν ἄνδρα. αἱ δὲ νευρώδεις κνῆμαι ἀκολασίας πολλῆς μετέχουσιν. ὅσαι δὲ τῶν κνημῶν πλήρεις εἰσὶ κατὰ τὸ μέσον παχεῖς οὖσαι, βδελυροὺς καὶ ἀναιδεῖς καὶ ἀσώτους ὡς τὰ πολλὰ δηλοῦσι, Ps. Pol. κνημῶν δὲ καὶ πτερνῶν παχύτης δουλοπρεπῆ ἄνδρα καὶ ἀμαθῆ. ὅμοια δὲ ταῖς κνήμαις καὶ περὶ μηρῶν λέγε.

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Pseudo-Polemon, Physiognomonica (Epitome Adamantiana), ed. Richard Foerster. 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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