Αἱμόρρους
blood-flower
Translated by Catharine Roth14 Jan 2003Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
A kind of viper which has its habitat in the clefts of rocks.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Αἱμόρρους· γένος ἔχεως ἐν τοῖς πετρώδεσι χηραμοῖς ἔχον τὰς διατριβάς.
Betacode
*ai(mo/rrous: ge/nos e)/xews e)n toi=s petrw/desi xhramoi=s e)/xon ta\s diatriba/s.
Notes
- (Supposedly so-called because its bite makes blood flow from all parts of the body.) Likewise in ps.-Zonaras.
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