Τεράων

of portents

Translated by David Whitehead5 Dec 2013Vetting: high5 revisions

3 words

[Meaning] of signs.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Τεράων· σημείων.

Betacode

*tera/wn: shmei/wn.

Notes

Genitive plurals, the headword one quoted from Homer, Iliad 12.229. See tau 325 and tau 326.
Same entry, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon.

Linked from3 entries

τ325Τέραςmonster, portent, wonder[Meaning a] monstrosity, begotten against nature; or a sign. In the case of portents matter is the cause, because [such a thing] must [exist] in accordance with the quantity as well as the quality of the suitableness of…
τ326Τέραςmonster, portent, wonder[Meaning] what has com into being against nature. Aristophanes [writes]: "having seen such a portent, I was not greatly afraid, but I endured going to war on your behalf".
τ327Τεράστιαmonsters, monstrous [things][Meaning] signs, marvels. Aelian [writes]: "the offspring begotten seemed [to be] monsters [created] by a mixture of animal and human bodies."

Neighbouring entries

τ322Τέωςuntil then, hitherto, in the meantime, as long as, until τ323Τέραμνονtender τ324Τεράωνof portents τ325Τέραςmonster, portent, wonder τ326Τέραςmonster, portent, wonder

Revision history5 revisions · last 11 Jul 2022

11 Jul 2022cross-references — Catharine Roth
27 May 2016coding — David Whitehead
9 Jan 2014Revised — David Whitehead
6 Dec 2013another note — David Whitehead
6 Dec 2013coding, status — Catharine Roth
5 Dec 2013Translated — David Whitehead