ĕchidna
ĕchidna, ae, f., = ἔχιδνα, an adder, viper. The Furies were said to have them twined in their hair; hence: stipite te Stygio tumidisque adflavit Echidnis E tribus una soror, Ov. M. 10, 313.— Nom. prop. Lernaea, the Lernaean hydra, killed by Hercules, Ov. M. 9, 69; 158; id. F. 5, 405.— A monster, half woman and half serpent, the mother of Cerberus, Ov. M. 4, 501.—Hence, Echidnēus, a, um, adj., of Echidna: canis, i. e. Cerberus, Ov. M. 7, 408.
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Headword (normalized):
ĕchidna
Headword (normalized/stripped):
echidna
Intro Text:
ĕchidna, ae, f., = ἔχιδνα, an adder, viper. The Furies were said to have them twined in their hair; hence: stipite te Stygio tumidisque adflavit Echidnis E tribus una soror, Ov. M. 10, 313.— Nom. prop. Lernaea, the Lernaean hydra, killed by Hercules, Ov. M. 9, 69; 158; id. F. 5, 405.— A monster, half woman and half serpent, the mother of Cerberus, Ov. M. 4, 501.—Hence, Echidnēus, a, um, adj., of Echidna: canis, i. e. Cerberus, Ov. M. 7, 408.
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