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theriacus

theriacus · adj

good against the poison of animals

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Where it lives

Naturalis Historia 1 · 0.03/10k

What it meant

thērĭăcus — Lewis & Short

thērĭăcus, a, um, adj., = qhriako/s,

I good against the poison of animals, esp. against the bite of serpents.

I Adj.: pastilli, Plin. 29, 4, 21, § 70: vitis, Pall. Febr. 28, 1.—

II Subst.: thērĭăca, ae, or -ē, ēs, f., an antidote against the bite of serpents, or against poison in gen., Plin. 20, 24, 100, § 264; 29, 1, 8, § 24; Scrib. Comp. 163; Tert. Anim. 24; Hier. adv. Jovin. 2, 6.

In the wild

theriaci Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 29.4.p9

Where it came from

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