Ἐπωτίδες
cat-heads, cheek-pieces, epotides
Translated by David Whitehead1 Aug 2006Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Thucydides [writes]: "and they fastened the cat-heads to the prows, stout ones [...] about 60 cubits [in length], inside and out."1
Epotides are the timbers [sc. on a warship] projecting outwards from each side of the prow.2
Epotides are the timbers [sc. on a warship] projecting outwards from each side of the prow.2