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μ886Μηδισμὸς ὁ Παυσανίουthe medism of Pausanias… as an explanation (ga/r) of the phrase 'the medism of Pausanias' it does not really work, and seems rather to be from the middle of a broader explanatory narrative. For the episode in question, …Matched in noteshighshort
κ1724ΚλεομήδηςKleomedes, CleomedesEarly C5 BCE. Source: Pausanias 6.9.6-7 (web address 1). [1] An island in the SE Aegean, between Amorgos and Kos. [2] 'Ikkos' in Pausanias. [3] In Pausanias their deaths are merely implicit. [4] Of …Matched in noteshighmedium
λ302Λέρνη θεατῶνLerna of spectators, Lerne of spectators… lambda204 Theodoridis; similar one in Hesychius lambda689 and lambda 690, Pausanias the Atticist lambda11, a scholion to Lucian, Marine Dialogues 8.2, Zenobius 4.86 and other paroemiographers (Apostolius 10.57, [Diogenianus] 6.7, Gregorius 4.23). The Lerne …Matched in noteshighshort
κ1406ΚέρκωπεςKerkopes, Cercopes, Tailed-men[1] Pausanias the Atticist kappa26, and similarly elsewhere (see the references at Photius, Lexicon kappa606 Theodoridis). For this nominative plural headword see already kappa 1405. [2] A fragment of hexameter poetry (Kinkel EGF p. …Matched in noteshighshort
ε1156Ἕνδεκα(the) ElevenPausanias the Atticist epsilon37; also in Photius and elsewhere. cf. ?Aristotle, Athenaion Politeia 52; Pollux 8.102; and eta 39.Matched in noteshighshort
χ22Χαλίμαloose womanHesychius and Pausanias the Atticist give the word as xalima/s, with the plural xalima/des. It is cited as referring to the Bacchae in Aeschylus (fr. 448 Radt).Matched in noteshighshort
κ17Καδμεία νίκηKadmeian victory, Cadmean victoryAlso in Photius (Lexicon kappa11, from Pausanias the Atticist) and in several of the paroemiographers. What we call a Pyrrhic victory; cf. kappa 16, kappa 18. [1] Textually corrupt: Pausanias (see above) preserves the …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ1695ΚιχλισμόςgigglingSame definition given in Pausanias the Atticist, the Synagoge, and Photius (Lexicon kappa750 Theodoridis). Other definitions include "whorish laughter, excessive and indecorous" (Etymologicum Magnum), "small laugh" (ps.-Zonaras), "strong laugh" (Herodian, On Spelling vol. 3,2 …Matched in noteshighshort
λ880Λύχνον ἐν μεσημβρίᾳ ἅπτειςyou are lighting a lamp at noonLikewise in Photius lambda491 Theodoridis (from Pausanias the Atticist), and taken up by the paroemiographers, e.g. Apostolius 10.95; Tosi (cited under alpha 378) no.1929.Matched in noteshighshort
κ2437Κριὸς τροφεῖα ἀπέτισεthe ram repaid his upkeep… cf. Zenobius 4.63 and other paroemiographers; also Hesychius kappa4142 (from Pausanias the Atticist), Photius kappa1097 Theodoridis. See also kappa 2438.Matched in noteshighshort
χ44Χαλκιδῖτιςcopper-girl, penny-prostitute… For the chalkous see chi 55. [2] Same explanation in Pausanias the Atticist and elsewhere.Matched in noteshighshort
γ397ΓόργοςGorgos, Gorgus… the son of the Messenian-War hero Aristomenes (for whom see Pausanias 4.19.4; Web address 1). [2] For Gorgos as an Olympic pentathlon victor see Pausanias 6.14.11 (Web address 2). [3] Editors of Polybius have …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ149Κακὴ μὲν ὄψιςface [is] badSame entry in Photius, Lexicon kappa81 Theodoridis, deriving from Pausanias the Atticist (kappa4). [1] Menander fr. 441 Kock (5 Sandbach) -- though NB: in Stobaeus this quotation is attributed to another play (Dagger) by …Matched in noteshighshort
κ1766ΚλειτόμαχοςKleitomakhos, Kleitomachos, ClitomachusFrom Pausanias 6.15.3-5 (abridged) and 10. (The join is rather brutal.) [1] Shorthand for the Isthmian Games, at Corinth; iota 638, iota 639. [2] Here "Pytho", i.e. the Pythian Games; pi 3137. [3] Greek …Matched in noteshighmedium
αι85Αἰδῶrespect, shame… scholion on Homer, Iliad 2.262, and mu 825. [2] cf. Pausanias 1.17.1 (web address 1).Matched in noteshighshort
β248Βείδιοςglorious (?)… connected with the charge of the the ephebi"; five in Pausanias, six in inscriptions. This is derived from *widuios, with beta representing w-. Perhaps the Suda's adjective is from the same root, with the …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1458Δωριάζεινto dress like a Dorian girlSame or similar entry in other lexica, ultimately from Pausanias the Atticist (fr. 140). For the headword verb itself see e.g. Anacreon fr. 54 Page (PMG). On the chiton, see generally chi 320.Matched in noteshighshort
δ1204Διὸς ἐγκέφαλοςZeus' brain, Zeus' morsel… of Lyon known as cervelle de canut, "silkworker's brain". [1] Pausanias the Atticist fr. 129; Photius s.v. [2] cf. Zenobius 3.141 and other paroemiographers; Tosi [cited under alpha 378] no.1420. [3] See beta 145.Matched in noteshighshort
λ820Λύκου δεκάςLykos' ten-company, Lycus' ten-companyLikewise in Photius lambda457 Theodoridis (from Pausanias the Atticist) and similarly in Zenobius 5.2 and other paroemiographers. Better, however, is Photius lambda456 Theodoridis, quoting Eratosthenes (via Harpokration delta13 Keaney); see under delta 174. See …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2193Κουροτρόφος γῆboy-nourishing earth… see the long note there). Adler suggests an attribution to Pausanias the Atticist (kappa40); perhaps ultimately from an Atthis, according to Jacoby. For the adjective see already kappa 2192; and for Erichthonius see epsilon …Matched in noteshighshort
κ1209Καὶ τὸ τοῦ λύκουeven that of the wolfSame entry in Photius (from Pausanias the Atticist), and cf. a scholion on Plato, Phaedrus 272C, where the headword phrase occurs (web address 1): Socrates refers to a proverb di/kaion ei)=nai kai\ to\ tou= …Matched in noteshighshort
κ1944Κολόκυμαroller… 1731), with scholion. See also omicron 444. Same entry in Pausanias the Atticist kappa37 and Photius kappa887 Theodoridis. Hesychius kappa3368 refers instead to a "blind" wave, and the scholiast ad loc. refers to a …Matched in noteshighshort
κ1161ΚαιάδαςKaiadas… Thucydides 1.134.4 (the scholia to which supply the present sentence), Pausanias 4.18.4-5, and under beta 100 and beta 101.Matched in noteshighshort
κ2448ΚρίτιοςKritios… the name of an Athenian sculptor in bronze: see e.g. Pausanias 1.8.5; A.F. Stewart in OCD(4) s.v. Critius, p. 394) but Kritias. [1] For Theramenes, cf. theta 342, kappa 1909, and delta 234 n.2. …Matched in noteshighshort
δ698Διαπηνικίσαιto pull the wig over… (fr. 282 Kock, now 304 K.-A.), to whom the grammarian Pausanias and, post-Suda, Etymologicum Magnum 269.31 attribute this very rare verb. [1] Actually phnh/kh; see LSJ s.v. (web address 1) and pi 1529. [2] …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2299ΚωρυκαῖοςKorykaian, man from KorykosSame entry in Photius (Lexicon kappa1330 Theodoridis), deriving from Pausanias the Atticist (kappa60), and similarly elsewhere, including Hesychius kappa4882 (more succinct); see Theodoridis' references, and further below. For Korykos see Barrington Atlas map 65 …Matched in noteshighmedium
δ1399Δορύξενοςspear-friendcf. iota 114. [1] Pausanias the Atticist fr. 282 (Eustathius I.405.46). See generally zeta 117, zeta 120, zeta 121, zeta 122. [2] (sc. in Homer, Iliad 6.119ff.) Scholion on Sophocles, Electra 46 (web address …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1546ΔρύοπεςDryopes… and Eion. See Herodotus 8.46.4; Thucydides 7.57.4; Diodorus Siculus 4.37.2; Pausanias 4.34.9-11. [2] The fourth labour of Heracles was to capture the Erymanthian boar and bring it alive to Eurystheus at Mycenae. Because he …Matched in noteshighshort
ε191Ἐγχυτρίστριαιbone-gathering womenLikewise in Photius (following Pausanias the Atticist and Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon); also cf. scholia on [Plato], Minos 315C (where the accusative case of a variant spelling of the headword appears: e)gxutistri/as), and on Aristophanes, …Matched in noteshighshort
ει323Εἰς Τροφωνίου μεμάντευταιit is prophesied into Trophonios' [cave]… For the story of Trophonios and Agamedes (alpha 142) cf. Pausanias 9.37.5-7 (web address 1), where the role of Augeas is given instead to Hyrieus. [1] The accusative here should be genitive, as in …Matched in noteshighshort

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