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.
Headword (normalized):
λέων
Headword (normalized/stripped):
λεων
Intro Text:
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.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n19561
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