Ἀθρήνη
athrene, anthrene, hornet
Translated by Jennifer Benedict15 Feb 2000Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
A type of bee.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀθρήνη· εἶδος μελίσσης.
Betacode
*)aqrh/nh: ei)=dos meli/sshs.
Notes
- Same entry in ps.-Zonaras and, according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon (744).
See also alpha 2524 ("a type of wasp"), with the more common spelling of the word beginning an-. (LSJ gives only the latter.) And cf. alpha 755.