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title: On Spirits
title_greek: Περὶ πνευμάτων
author: Herodian of Alexandria
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# On Spirits

*Περὶ πνευμάτων*

**Author:** Herodian of Alexandria

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## Text

### 1

ΠΕΡΙ ΠΝΕΥΜΑΤΩΝ.

### 2

Theognost. Cr. II 19, 30, Bekk. An. 1428: Πρὸ τοῦ ζ ἢ ξ ἢ ψ τὸ υ κατ’ ἀρχὴν λέξεως οὐχ εὕρηται, εἰ μὴ ἐν τῷ ὕψος, γεγονέναι δὲ αὐτό φασι παρὰ τὸ ὄπτω τὸ βλέπω, ὄψω ὄψος καὶ τροπῇ Αἰολικῇ ὕψος. οὕτως Ἡρωδιανὸς ἐν τῷ περὶ πνευμάτω ν. cf. Mon. 22, 3.

### 3

Cram. Anecd. Paris. I 397, 23: δασύνεται Ἁλαεῖς δρᾶμα Μενάν δρου ἀπὸ τοῦ ἐν Ἁλαῖς Ἀραφηνίαις ὑποκεῖσθαι τὰ πράγματα.

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