Scaife ATLAS

App. a general name for eagles and vultures. (The αἰ. preys on live birds (Il. 17.460: Od. 22.302), but is not represented as preying on carrion. Cf. γύψ.) Il. 6.59, Il. 13.531, Il. 16.428, Il. 17.460: Od. 16.217, Od. 22.302.

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a vulture

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αἰγυπιός

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αἰγυπιός

Headword (normalized/stripped):

αιγυπιος

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221

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urn:cite2:exploreHomer:entries.atlas_v1:1.222

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