Τεράστια
monsters, monstrous [things]
Translated by Catharine Roth29 May 2012Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τεράστια· σημεῖα, θαύματα. Αἰλιανός· τὰ γεννώμενα βρέφη κράσει θηρείων τε καὶ ἀνθρωπείων σωμάτων τεράστια ἐδόκει.
Betacode
*tera/stia: shmei=a, qau/mata. *ai)liano/s: ta\ gennw/mena bre/fh kra/sei qhrei/wn te kai\ a)nqrwpei/wn swma/twn tera/stia e)do/kei.
Notes (2)
- cf. generally tau 324, tau 325, tau 326, tau 332.
- 1The headword (presumably extracted from the quotation given) is neuter nominative/accusative plural of the post-classical adjective
tera/stios . Identical or similar glossing in other lexica. ↩ - 2Aelian fr. 154 Domingo-Forasté (151 Hercher), copied from here to theta 351. ↩
Linked from2 entries
- θ351Θηρείωνanimal, beastlyAelian [writes]: "the offspring born seemed [to be] monsters [created] by a mix of animal and human bodies."
- τ330Τερατολογίαιtelling of marvels, marvelous tales[Meaning] false accounts. Those telling wondrous and surprising things as myths. 'To tell of marvels' is the term for narrating improbabilities, and speaking of matters beyond human scope.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 12 Jul 2022
- corrected cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- updated reference — Catharine Roth
- more x-refs; another keyword; tweaking — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth