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Ἀετὸς τῶν οἰκοδομημάτων
gable of the buildings
… in triangular pediments known as aetoi or aetomata, presumably as
resembling
the shape of an eagle [aetos] with spread wings" (Nan Dunbar, Aristophanes: Birds, edited with introduction and commentary (Oxford 1995) 592).
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Ἄκρα κόρυμβα
high-points; fruit-clusters
… equipped with elegant stem- and sternposts topped with an adornment
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a lotus bud; cf. Casson (12-13 with figs. 7-9). See generally LSJ s.v. See also alpha 1017. [2] Literally, 'the things to be …
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