α2507Ἀνθήλιος
sun-opposite
[Meaning] the moon; and the shadow of the reflection of the sun; but sometimes also the imitation or exchange, as Theopompus [says]. It also means clouds that throw a shadow over the sun, which are also called a)nqh/lia.
Ἀνθήλιος· ἡ σελήνη· καὶ τὸ ἀποσκίασμα τῆς τοῦ ἡλίου ἀνταυγείας· ἐνίοτε δὲ καὶ τὸ μίμημα ἢ ἀντάλλαγμα, ὡς Θεόπομπος. σημαίνει δὲ καὶ τὰ ἐπισκοτοῦντα τῷ ἡλίῳ νέφη, ἃ καὶ Ἀνθήλια…
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