[28] ἐπὶ δ᾽ ὄσσεται: see note to 1.895. The Schol. says: καὶ Ἀριστοτέλης δέ φησι τοῦτο ποιεῖν τὸν λέοντα--the passage referred to being apparently Hist. Animal. 9. 44, where a characteristic of the lion is said to be τὸν βαλόντα τηρήσαντα ἵεσθαι ἐπὶ τοῦτον.