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τραγ-έλᾰφος

tragelaphos · ὁ

goat-stag, a drinking-cup, whatʼs-its-name, thingumbob

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τραγ-έλᾰφος · trag-elaphos — LSJ

goat-stag

goat-stag, a fantastic animal, represented on Eastern carpets and the like, Ar. Ra. 937; οἱ γραφῆς τραγελάφους καὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα μειγνύντες γράφουσιν Pl. R. 488a, cf. Arist. APr. 49a24, APo. 92b7; ποῦ ἐστὶ τ. ἢ σφίγξ; Id. Ph. 208a30.

2 a drinking-cup

a drinking-cup, which had such a creature worked in relief on the fore-part, or was itself in this shape, Antiph. 224.4, Diph. 80, Men. 24, etc.; so θρόνος . . ἔχων τραγελάφων προτομὰς ἐκτύπους, ἐξ ὧν ἤρτηντο κρίκοι D.S. 18.26; as a signet, IG 2(2).1388.62, Inscr.Délos 442 B 191 (ii B. C.).

3 whatʼs-its-name, thingumbob

a whatʼs-its-name, thingumbob, τίθεται (sc. σκινδαψός) καὶ κατʼ οὐδενὸς (fort. καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ δεῖνος legend.) ὡς τὸ τραγέλαφος St.Byz. s.v. Γαληψός.

II wild goat, antelope

later, a real animal of Arabia, or on the Phasis, prob. a kind of wild goat or antelope, LXX Jb. 39.1, D.S. 2.51, Plin. HN 8.120, etc.

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