Δράκων
Drakon, Draco; dragon, snake
Translated by Catharine Roth23 Dec 2003Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Drakon,] grandson of Hippocrates, the famous physician;1 son of Thessalos.2 He was the father of Hippocrates, who again had a son Drakon, also a physician, [the one] who healed Rhoxane while she was living with Alexander of Macedon.3
A dragon, the animal, has a forked tongue, and likewise also the orator.4
They say that a dragon, if captured and struck on the head, dies.5
In [sc. the book of] Job the Devil is called "dragon." "With an anklet you will pierce his lip."6
A dragon, the animal, has a forked tongue, and likewise also the orator.4
They say that a dragon, if captured and struck on the head, dies.5
In [sc. the book of] Job the Devil is called "dragon." "With an anklet you will pierce his lip."6