Πρόξ
roe deer
Translated by Ross Scaife ✝4 Dec 2001Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning an] offspring of a deer.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πρόξ· ἐλάφου γέννημα.
Betacode
*pro/c: e)la/fou ge/nnhma.
Notes
- 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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- Translated — Ross Scaife ✝