Λιβυκὸν θηρίον
Libyan beast
Translated by David Whitehead9 Sep 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
i.e. a degenerated one. For they say that Libya1 has many beasts but is waterless, and when all kinds [of animals] come together at a single drinking-place the result is that they copulate with each other and produce creatures that are degenerated and hybrid.