κλαγγή: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ἡ, metapl. dat. [[κλαγγί]] Ibyc.56: ([[κλάζω]]):—any [[sharp]] [[sound]], e.g. [[twang]] of the [[bow]], Il.1.49; [[scream]] of [[bird]]s, esp. [[crane]]s, to which are compared [[confuse]]d cries of a [[throng]], 3.3, Od.11.605, cf. Il.2.100, 10.523; [[grunt]]ing of [[swine]], Od. 14.412; later, [[howl]]ing of wolves and lions, ''h.Hom.''14.4, cf. 27.8; [[hiss]]ing of [[serpent]]s, Pi.''Dith.''2.18 (pl.), A.''Th.''381 (pl.); [[bay]]ing of [[dog]]s, X.''Cyn.''4.5, etc.; also, of [[musical]] [[instrument]]s, Telest.4, Mnesim.4.57 (anap.); of song, S.''Tr.''208 (lyr.); κλαγγὴ [[ἀηδόνειος]] (leg. [[ἀηδόνιος]]) Nicom. Trag.1; κλαγγὴ [[δύσφατος]], of [[Cassandra]]'s prophecies, A.''Ag.''1152 (lyr.); of the [[scream]] of the Harpies, A.R.2.269.