Πύγαργος
white-rump
Translated by David Whitehead22 Feb 2010Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
A kind of eagle. [sc. The name comes] from its having a white and shining rump.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πύγαργος· εἶδος ἀετοῦ. παρὰ τὸ πυγὴν ἔχειν ἀργὴν καὶ λευκήν.
Betacode
*pu/gargos: ei)=dos a)etou=. para\ to\ pugh\n e)/xein a)rgh\n kai\ leukh/n.
Notes
- As noted in LSJ s.v., two kinds of bird and a kind of antelope bore this name; the eagle (in Aristotle and elsewhere) is item II there.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 1 Dec 2011
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note; another keyword — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead