ὕδρα
ὕδρα, Ion.
ὕδρη,
ἡ, (cf.
ὕδωρ)
A). water-serpent, but esp. of
the Lernaean hydra, Hes. Th. 313 ,
S. Tr. 574 ,
836 (lyr.),
1094 ;
Ὕδραν τέμνειν, prov. of
labour in vain, because two heads sprang up for every one which was cut off,
Pl. R. 426e : pl., but still with reference to the Lernaean hydra,
E. Heracl. 950 ,
Ph. [1136] : prov.,
ὕδρης ποικιλώτερος Herod. 3.89 (
ἐπὶ τῶν δολερῶν Diogenian. 7.69 ).
II). name of a constellation, =
ὕδρος 111 ,
Arat. 444 , etc.
ShortDef
a hydra, water-serpent
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Headword (normalized):
ὕδρα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
υδρα
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-106330
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ὕδρα</span>, Ion. <span class="orth greek">ὕδρη</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, (cf. <span class="foreign greek">ὕδωρ</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">water-serpent,</span> but esp. of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the Lernaean hydra,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:313" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:313/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 313 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:574" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:574/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 574 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:836" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:836/canonical-url/"> 836 </a> (lyr.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1094" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1094/canonical-url/"> 1094 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">Ὕδραν τέμνειν,</span> prov. of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">labour in vain,</span> because two heads sprang up for every one which was cut off, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:426e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:426e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 426e </a>: pl., but still with reference to the Lernaean hydra, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg004.perseus-grc1:950" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg004.perseus-grc1:950/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Heracl.</span> 950 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1136" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1136/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> [1136] </a>: prov., <span class="quote greek">ὕδρης ποικιλώτερος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0650.tlg001:3:89" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0650.tlg001:3.89/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Herod.</span> 3.89 </a> ( <span class="quote greek">ἐπὶ τῶν δολερῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0097.tlg001:7:69" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0097.tlg001:7.69/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Diogenian.</span> 7.69 </a> ). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> name of a constellation, = <span class="ref greek">ὕδρος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0097.tlg001:111" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0097.tlg001:111/canonical-url/"> 111 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0653.tlg001.perseus-grc1:444" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0653.tlg001.perseus-grc1:444/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arat.</span> 444 </a>, etc.</div> </div><br><br>'}