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χέλυς
χέλυς, ῠος, ἡ,

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a tortoise

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Headword:
χέλυς
Headword (normalized):
χέλυς
Headword (normalized/stripped):
χελυς
Intro Text:
χέλυς, ῠος, ἡ,
IDX:
113981
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:lsj-n113763
Key:
xe/lus

Senses and Citations (From Data)

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Children (1)
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tortoise, h.Merc. 33.
Citations (1)
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h.Merc. 33.
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Children (2)
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Children (2)
2
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lyre (since Hermes made the first lyre by stretching strings on a tortoiseʼs shell, which acted as a sounding-board), ib. 25, 153, Sapph. 45, A. Fr. 314; καθʼ ἑπτάτονον ὀρείαν χ. E. Alc. 448 (lyr.), cf. HF 683 (lyr.).
Citations (5)
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25,
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153,
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A. Fr. 314;
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E. Alc. 448
καθʼ ἑπτάτονον ὀρείαν χ.
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HF 683 (lyr.).
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3
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Lyra, Arat. 268.
Citations (1)
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Arat. 268.
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II
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arched breast, chest, from its likeness of shape to the back of a tortoise, Hp. Anat. 1, E. El. 837; cf. χελώνιον II. [ ῡ in nom. and acc. sg., h.Merc. 33, 153; later ῠ, Call. Ap. 16, Arat. 268, Opp. H. 5.404.] (Cf. OSlav. žely ‘tortoise’.)
Citations (7)
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Hp. Anat. 1,
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E. El. 837; cf. χελώνιον II. [
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h.Merc. 33,
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153; later
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Call. Ap. 16,
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Arat. 268,
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Opp. H. 5.404.] (Cf. OSlav.
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Citations (From Models)

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Data

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