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Headword: Βοπόρους
Adler number: beta,389
Translated headword: ox-piercing [spits]
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
In Herodotus, large spits.
Greek Original:
Βοπόρους: παρὰ Ἡροδότῳ ὀβελοὺς μεγάλους.
Note:
From a gloss on Herodotus 2.135.4, where the headword occurs (in the form βουπόρους ), of spits long enough to pierce an entire ox. Cf. Xenophon, Anabasis 7.8.14, of a spit large and sharp enough to pierce a man's thigh.
Keywords: daily life; definition; food; science and technology
Translated by: Kevin Arrowood on 15 May 2002@12:38:36.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (modified headword, translation, note; cosmetics) on 16 May 2002@03:27:01.
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