Ἀνθρήνη
anthrene, athrene, hornet
Translated by Jennifer Benedict2 Jul 2000Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
The hornet [is] a type of wasp.
Poets apply [the term] to bees also.
Also [sc. attested is]a)nqrh/nia ["hornet's nests"]: "[eager] to destroy our hornet's nests by force".1 Obviously [meaning] bees. "Stung in both eyes as if by hornets, he will be destroyed by opinions."2 The hornet is akin to the bee, and resembles a wasp. Also the hornetish3 figure.
Poets apply [the term] to bees also.
Also [sc. attested is]