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Headword: *)aeti/ths kai\ a)xa/ths kai\ luxni/ths
Adler number: alpha,572
Translated headword: eagle-stone and agate and lychnite
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[sc. Each one is] a type of stone.
Greek Original:
*)aeti/ths kai\ a)xa/ths kai\ luxni/ths: ei)=dos li/qou.
Notes:
Same entry, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon (564).
Eagle-stone was so called because it was believed to be found in eagles' nests. Lychnite refers to a precious stone of red colour.
cf. alpha 4678, lambda 878, chi 571.
Keywords: definition; imagery; science and technology; zoology
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 16 March 2001@17:35:35.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (augmented note) on 17 March 2001@06:07:17.
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