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λυκοκτόνος
λύκολυγξ
λυκόμορφος
λυκοπάνθηρος
λυκοπέρσιον
Λυκόποδες
λυκορραίστης
λύκος
λυκόσκορδον
λυκοσκυτάλιον
λυκοσπάς
λυκόσπαστος
λυκόστομος
Λυκούργεια
λυκόφανον
λυκόφθαλμος
λυκοφιλία
λυκοφίλιος
λυκοφόρος
λυκόφρυς
λυκόφρων
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λυκοσπάς
λῠκο-σπάς, άδος, ὁ, ἡ,
A). torn by wolves, epith. of bees, Nic. Th. 742 (because generated from corpses of oxen torn by wolves, Sch. adloc.).
II). of horses, Ἀτράκιον δἤπειτα λυκοσπάδα πῶλον ἐλαύνει Call. Fr. 474 , where it may mean drawn by the bit (λύκος v. 1 ), cf. Plu. 2.641f , or ἀποσπασθεισαν ἀπὸ λύκου as expld. by Choerob. in Theod. 1.287 , cf. Plu. l. c. (where horses bitten by wolves are said to become speedier); but οἱ λ. were a breed of horses in lower Italy, = ἵπποι αἱ Ἐνετίδες , Phot., cf. Hsch., Ael. NA 16.24 .


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torn by wolves

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λυκοσπάς
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">λῠκο-σπάς</span>, <span class="itype greek">άδος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">torn by wolves</span>, epith. of bees, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:742" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:742/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 742 </a> (because generated from corpses of oxen torn by wolves, Sch. adloc.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> of horses, <span class="quote greek">Ἀτράκιον δἤπειτα λυκοσπάδα πῶλον ἐλαύνει</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg001:474" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg001:474/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Call.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 474 </a> , where it may mean <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">drawn by the bit</span> (<span class="foreign greek">λύκος</span> v.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg001:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg001:1/canonical-url/"> 1 </a>), cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.641f </span>, or <span class="foreign greek">ἀποσπασθεισαν ἀπὸ λύκου</span> as expld. by <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4093.tlg001:1:287" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4093.tlg001:1.287/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Choerob.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">in Theod.</span> 1.287 </a>, cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> </span> l. c. (where horses bitten by wolves are said to become speedier); but <span class="foreign greek">οἱ λ.</span> were <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a breed of horses in lower Italy</span>, = <span class="ref greek">ἵπποι αἱ Ἐνετίδες</span> , <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phot.</span></span>, cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span></span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:16:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:16.24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ael.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">NA</span> 16.24 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}