Ὑοσκύαμον

henbane

Translated by David Whitehead12 May 2005Vetting: high7 revisions

4 words

A kind of plant.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὑοσκύαμον· εἶδος βοτάνης.

Betacode

*(uosku/amon: ei)=dos bota/nhs.

Notes

Literally, in the Greek, pig's bean. Hyoscyamus niger and other varieties: botanical and medicinal information at web address 1. See also upsilon 123.

External resources

Web address 1 botanical.com

Linked from1 entry

υ123Ὑοσκυαμᾶνto take henbane[Meaning] to be mad, to lose one's wits. Pherecrates in Corianno [writes]: "old man, you are taking henbane".

Neighbouring entries

υ122Ὑομουσίαpig's taste in music υ123Ὑοσκυαμᾶνto take henbane υ124Ὑοσκύαμονhenbane υ125Ὑώδειςswinish υ126ὝωI rain

Revision history7 revisions · last 9 Aug 2011

9 Aug 2011Revised — David Whitehead
26 Apr 2011changed link — Catharine Roth
13 May 2005augmented note — David Whitehead
12 May 2005added keyword — Catharine Roth
12 May 2005changed link — Catharine Roth
12 May 2005added cross-reference — Catharine Roth
12 May 2005added note and link, set status — Catharine Roth
12 May 2005Translated — David Whitehead