Χελιδόνας
chelidon; Chelidon
Translated by Jennifer Benedict1 Dec 2000Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
A sort of fish.1
Chelidon is also a name for the [sc. sexual] part of women;2 and the hollow of the hoof of horses; some also [apply it to] the same part of dogs; and a Peloponnesian silver coin. The [part of] a man called the chelidon is that which is above the elbow, below the joint. And Chelidon is also said to be the ship which conveyed the men [going] into Massalia.3 And [the name of] a certain soothsayer of old.
And [the name of] Cleopatra's kinaidos.4
Chelidon is also a name for the [sc. sexual] part of women;2 and the hollow of the hoof of horses; some also [apply it to] the same part of dogs; and a Peloponnesian silver coin. The [part of] a man called the chelidon is that which is above the elbow, below the joint. And Chelidon is also said to be the ship which conveyed the men [going] into Massalia.3 And [the name of] a certain soothsayer of old.
And [the name of] Cleopatra's kinaidos.4