Ἴπνια
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Translated by Catharine Roth1 Jul 2006Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the offscourings of the oven [i)pno/s ], the so-called furnace [furnus]. Or the flammable materials suitable for the stove. Callimachus calls the dung of animals [i)/pnia ]: "he/she took away together the rubbish and the ashes from the oven."1
Ori)pno/s , a cook-shop, or a torch. Aristophanes in Wealth [writes]: "the ipnos became suddenly ivory."2
Also [sc. attested are]i)pnoi/ , [meaning] lamps, lanterns, portable lights.3
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