Γαλῆ
weasel
Translated by Catharine Roth15 Dec 2001Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the animal [of that name].1
By some it is calledkerdw/ 2 and i(lari/a .3 The noun is equal in numerical value [in] 'justice' [di/kh ], 'weasel' [galh= ], 'pains' [a)/lgh ]; for it consists of the same letters.4
Also [sc. attested is the phrase] 'Tartessian weasel':5 Tartessos6 [is] a city outside the pillars of Herakles7 towards the ocean, where the largest weasels occur.
By some it is called
Also [sc. attested is the phrase] 'Tartessian weasel':5 Tartessos6 [is] a city outside the pillars of Herakles7 towards the ocean, where the largest weasels occur.