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Headword: Αἰετός
Adler number: alphaiota,97
Translated headword: eagle
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
the bird.[1]
Pisides says [sc. of eagles]: "they are by nature not susceptible to thirst, nor again do they need a dusting place or solid ground, they are above thirst and cold."[2]
Greek Original:
Αἰετός: τὸ ὄρνεον. Πισίδης φησίν: οἷς οὔτε δίψης ἐστὶν ἥττων ἡ φύσις οὐδ' αὖ κονίστρας ἐνδεὴς ἡ στερρότης, ἀλλ' εἰσὶ δίψης καὶ κρύους ἀνώτεροι.
Notes:
[1] See also alphaiota 98.
[2] George of Pisidia, Heracliadis iii acroaseos fr.12.
Keywords: definition; food; poetry; science and technology; zoology
Translated by: William Hutton on 22 May 2003@15:38:21.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added notes; augmented keywords; cosmetics) on 23 May 2003@03:55:56.
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