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τοξότης

toxotes · ὁ

bowman, archer

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 41 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

τοξότης · toxotēs — LSJ

bowman, archer

bowman, archer, Il. 11.385, A. Ag. 628, IG 1(2).929.67, 949.79, Hdt. 3.39, Th. 4.28, etc.; τοὺς τ. τούς τε ἀστοὺς καὶ τοὺς ξένους IG 1(2).79.3; ἀτράκτων τοξόται E. Rh. 312; τ. στρατός Pi. O. 13.89; as a device on Persian coins, Plu. Ages. 15, Art. 20.

2 the Archer, Sagittarius

the Archer, Sagittarius, a sign in the Zodiac, Eudox. ap. Hipparch. 1.2.20, Luc. VH 1.18, Ptol. Alm. 8.1, Vett.Val. 11.3, Supp.Epigr. 7.363.3 (Dura-Europus, ii A. D.).

II the city-police

at Athens, οἱ τοξόται were the city-police, Ar. Ach. 54, 711 (troch.), Eq. 665, And. 3.5, Pl. Prt. 319c, Arist. Ath. 24.3; cf. Σκύθης II.1.

b archer-cavalry

archer-cavalry, Ascl. Tact. 1.3; cf. Σκύθης II 2.

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