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λ769ΛυγαῖοςLygaian, Lugaean, Lugian?, Leugaian?, of the twilight… a mythological figure (grandfather of Penelope: Strabo 10.2.24), is thus most commonly met as an adjective meaning gloomy or murky or shadowy. Since the equivalent entry in ps.-Zonaras contains the quotation 'the topos was …Matched in noteshighshort
λ11Λαβύρινθοςlabyrinth… the "labyrinth in the sea" addressed in the quotation is most likely metaphorical of some oceanic mollusk with a convoluted shell.Matched in noteshighshort
λ302Λέρνη θεατῶνLerna of spectators, Lerne of spectators… 'cesspool of spectators' (see n. 3 below). The place was most famous for being the site of one of the Labours of Herakles, the killing of the Lernaian Hydra (see n. 2 below). [1] …Matched in noteshighshort
λ262ΛεωκόριονLeokorion, Leocorium, Leos-shrine… The daughters were probably worshipped at the Leokoreion, which was most probably somewhere in the Agora, although a few of the sources refer to it being e)n me/sw| tw=| *kerameikw=| (notably Harpokration s.v. Leokoreion, …Matched in noteshighshort
λ604Λίσποιsmooths; half-dice… read) in the original passage in Aristophanes' Frogs on which most discussions of the headword are based (826-30: web address 2). The chorus of the play are balancing the merits of Aeschylus' style against …Matched in noteshighmedium