Πρόξ

roe deer

Translated by Ross Scaife ✝4 Dec 2001Vetting: high6 revisions

6 words

Translation

[Meaning an] offspring of a deer.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πρόξ· ἐλάφου γέννημα.

Betacode
*pro/c: e)la/fou ge/nnhma. 

Notes

  1. The headword, pro/c, is rendered 'roe deer, Cervus capreolus' in LSJ s.v., but that entry also goes on to note ancient opinion -- as exemplified here -- that the term related specifically to a fawn (whether offspring of an elaphos, as here, or a dorkas).
    The earliest instance of the noun occurs in the celebrated description of Odysseus' dog Argus (Homer, Odyssey 17.291-327), who had chased such game when in his prime.

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Revision history6 revisions · last 18 Nov 2021
  1. coding — Catharine Roth
  2. coding — Catharine Roth
  3. Revised — David Whitehead
  4. augmented notes and keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
  5. augmented note — David Whitehead
  6. added link — Catharine Roth
  7. Translated — Ross Scaife ✝

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