Ascălăphus
Ascălăphus, i, m., = Ἀσκάλαφος, a son of Acheron and Orphne, who made known to Pluto that Proserpine had eaten seven kernels of a pomegranate, on account of which he was changed by her into an illboding owl (bubo), Ov. M. 5, 539 sq.; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 4, 462.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
ascălăphus
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ascalaphus
Intro Text:
Ascălăphus, i, m., = Ἀσκάλαφος, a son of Acheron and Orphne, who made known to Pluto that Proserpine had eaten seven kernels of a pomegranate, on account of which he was changed by her into an illboding owl (bubo), Ov. M. 5, 539 sq.; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 4, 462.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n3863
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