νύσσα
νύσσα
νύσσα, ης, ἡ,
νύσσω
like Lat. meta, the name of two posts in the ἱππόδρομος:
the turning-post, so placed that the chariots driving up the right side of the course, turned round it, and returned by the left side (cf. καμπτήρ) , Il.
the starting post, which was also the winning post, Hom.
Headword (normalized):
νύσσα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
νυσσα
Intro Text:
νύσσα
νύσσα, ης, ἡ,
νύσσω
like Lat. meta, the name of two posts in the ἱππόδρομος:
the turning-post, so placed that the chariots driving up the right side of the course, turned round it, and returned by the left side (cf. καμπτήρ) , Il.
the starting post, which was also the winning post, Hom.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n22446
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