Λίθων ποτίμων

of drinking stones, of porous stones

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Perhaps he¹ is speaking of poroi, which become stronger by drinking the water; alternatively, of [stones] which consume the flesh of the bodies placed on them.²

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Λίθων ποτίμων· μήποτε τῶν πώρων λέγει, οἳ πίνοντες τὸ ὕδωρ ἰσχυρότεροι γίνονται· ἢ τῶν τὴν σάρκα τῶν ἐντιθεμένων καταναλισκόντων σωμάτων.

Λίθων ποτίμων · of drinking stones, of porous stones (λ 528) · Suda

*li/qwn poti/mwn: mh/pote tw=n pw/rwn le/gei, oi(\ pi/nontes to\ u(/dwr i)sxuro/teroi gi/nontai: h)\ tw=n th\n sa/rka tw=n e)ntiqeme/nwn katanalisko/ntwn swma/twn.

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