Paradoxographus Vaticanus, 14, 23, 29, 30
14 “In a certain part of Olympos near Prousa they record that Daphne was overcome as she was pursued by a lusting Apollo. And even to this day, the leaves of laurel can be found mixed among those rocks.”
Κατὰ μέρος τι τοῦ κατὰ Προῦσαν ᾿Ολύμπου ἱστοροῦσι τὴν Δάφνην καταπεπόσθαι διωκομένην ὑπὸ ᾿Απόλλωνος ἐρῶντος· καὶ ἕως τοῦ νῦν πέταλα δάφνης ἐν τοῖς λίθοις ἀναμεμιγμένα εὑρίσκεσθαι.
[15-17: Some Miraculous Misogyny]
[18-22: River Stories]
23 “In Egypt, there is a statue of Memnon, which sings when the sun rises just as if it were addressing it.”
Κατὰ τῆν Αἴγυπτον ἀνδριὰς ἵσταται Μέμνονος, ὃς ἀνατέλλοντος τοῦ ἡλίου ᾄδει οἱονεὶ προσαγορεύων αὐτόν.
[24: More Misogyny]
29 “The Persians give meat to their household dogs as they would to wealthy and famous people.”
Πέρσαι τοῖς οἰκείοις κυσὶ βοράν, <οἵαν> τοῖς πλουσίοις καὶ ἐνδόξοις, τιθέασιν.
30 “Pherecydes of Syros became extremely prophetic after drinking water from a certain spring on the island of Syros. He then predicted some earthquakes and other things.”
Φερεκύδης ὁ Σύριος ἀπό τινος ἐν Σύρῳ τῇ νήσῳ πηγῆς ὕδωρ πιὼν μαντικώτατος γέγονε καί τινας προεμήνυσε σεισμοὺς καὶ ἄλλα.
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