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- λ491ΛίβερνοςLibernos, Libernus… chasm developed in the midst of the forum, as the earth split open. The Romans knew from a Sibylline oracle that the earth would seal itself back together if the most valuable thing among …
- λ808ΛύκιςLykis… of being a frigid poet. Aristophanes [writes] : "why on earth should I have carried these bags, if I shall be doing none of the things Phrynichus created, and Lykis and Ameipsias". So these …
- λ692Λουτράbaths… and artificial, some bubbling up from the bosom of the earth and overflowing, with pleasure for men and usefulness and enjoyment for those who appear [...] giving himself to be borne down along the …
- λ658Λόγοςdiscourse; language… is a logos too. Aristophanes [writes]: "provide Euripides with a plot, and it becomes a tragedy". Search for Chrysippus' "abominable discourses" in the "Chrysippus" [entry].
- λ267ΛέωνLeon, Leo… [to do it], and stockpiles the gold from all the earth to deposit only for his personal wealth, while causing the cities to be drained of the prosperous abundance which they had before so …
- λ846Λυπράwretched… to live in a wretched little hut on a small plot of land and to content himself with the farmer's life. When he was called upon to be dictator, he happened to be working …
- λ814ΛύκοςLykos, Lycus… under the Successors [sc. of Alexander the Great] and was plotted against by Demetrios of Phaleron. This man wrote a history of Libya, and about Sicily.