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ὕδρ-αυλις

udraulis · ἡ

hydrostatic organ

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What it meant — LSJ

hydrostatic organ

hydrostatic organ, invented by Ctesibius, Ath. 4.174b, cf. Aristocl. ib. c, Ph. Bel. 77.43 (-ὴν codd.), Hero Spir. 1.28, Simp. in Ph. 681.7; described by Hero Spir. 1.42:—

Where it came from

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