Μηλάνθη

cockchafer

Translated by David Whitehead10 Jul 2001Vetting: high5 revisions

5 words

A kind of small creature.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μηλάνθη· εἶδος ζῴου μικροῦ.

Betacode

*mhla/nqh: ei)=dos zw/|ou mikrou=.

Notes

The headword mhla/nqh, found in one of the Mimes of Herodas, is a variant of mhlolo/nqh (Aristophanes, Clouds 763) or mhlola/nqh (Pollux 9.122 and 124). See LSJ entries at web addresses 1 & 2.
See also epsiloniota 109, kappa 1967, mu 933.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

μ933ΜηλολόνθηcockchaferA small creature, which boys use for a game; it perches on flowers. The boys attach a string to the foot, and a splinter of wood which [the insects] are not strong enough to lift, and release [them] into the air --…

Neighbouring entries

μ916Μῆλαsheep μ917Μῆλαsheep μ918Μηλάνθηcockchafer μ919Μηλέαapple-tree μ920Μήλειος ἩρακλῆςSheepy Heracles

Revision history5 revisions · last 28 Aug 2020

28 Aug 2020coding — Catharine Roth
21 May 2013Revised — David Whitehead
11 Jul 2009typo (mine) — Catharine Roth
7 Aug 2006x-refs — David Whitehead
10 Jul 2001added links — Catharine Roth
10 Jul 2001Translated — David Whitehead