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Headword:
*)aska/lafos
Adler number: alpha,4157
Translated headword: askalaphos
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [So called] from the toughness of its surface, which is exceedingly hard.
Greek Original:*)aska/lafos: para\ to\ a)skele\s th=s a(fh=s, o( li/an sklhro/s.
Note:
From the
scholia to
Homer,
Iliad 13.478, where the headword occurs as a proper name. In lower case the word seems to denote a species of bird, perhaps an owl; cf.
Aristotle,
History of Animals 509a21, and see LSJ s.v.
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 20 March 2002@20:04:03.
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