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λέων
λέων .λέων, οντος, ὁ, Lat. leo, a lion, Hom.; of Artemis, Ζεύς σε λέοντα γυναιξὶ θῆκε Zeus made thee a lion toward women, because she was supposed to cause their sudden death, Il.; οἴκοι λέοντες, ἐν μάχῃ δʼ ἀλώπεκες Ar. = λεοντῆ, a lionʼs skin, Luc.

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a lion
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λέων .λέων, οντος, ὁ, Lat. leo, a lion, Hom.; of Artemis, Ζεύς σε λέοντα γυναιξὶ θῆκε Zeus made thee a lion toward women, because she was supposed to cause their sudden death, Il.; οἴκοι λέοντες, ἐν μάχῃ δʼ ἀλώπεκες Ar. = λεοντῆ, a lionʼs skin, Luc.
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19541
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n19561
Key:
le/wn

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