For the bou- prefix cf. (e.g.) beta 454.
[1] From the scholia to Aristophanes, Wasps 1206, where the headword occurs.
[2] No exact equivalent of this gloss in other lexica; the belief, nevertheless, is well-attested, both in the material here quoted and elsewhere.
[3] Greek Anthology 7.36.3-4 (Erucius), an epitaph for Sophocles; cf. Gow and Page vol. I (252-253); vol. II (286); and further excerpts from this epigram at alpha 145, alpha 1421, and sigma 569. The region around Mount Hymettos (Hymettus, upsilon 110) in Attica was celebrated for its honey; cf. upsilon 111.
[4] Nicander, Theriaca 741; cf. iota 577, tau 158.