Ἦτρον
abdomen, belly
Translated by Catharine Roth9 Jun 2006Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the covering of the womb, which they call e)/lutron ["case, sheath, husk"].1 Aristophanes [writes]: "for he kicked the belly of the pot." For it was in pots that they exposed infants.2