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οἱ βάρβαροι γὰρ ἄνδρας ἡγοῦνται μόνους τοὺς πλεῖστα δυναμένους καταφαγεῖν καὶ πιεῖν → for great feeders and heavy drinkers are alone esteemed as men by the barbarians
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|lshtext=<b>Battus</b>: i, m., = Βάττος.<br /><b>I</b> A [[name]] given to [[Aristotle]] of [[Thera]], the [[founder]] of [[Cyrene]], Sil. 8, 57; 17, 591; Just. 13, 7, 1.— Hence,<br /> <b>b</b> Battĭădes, ae, m., an [[inhabitant]] of [[Cyrene]], Sil. 2, 61; 3, 252; 17, 592; and, κατ ἐξοχήν, the [[poet]] [[Callimachus]], a [[native]] of [[Cyrene]], Cat. 65, 16; Ov. Tr. 2, 367; id. Ib. 55; id. Am. 1, 15, 13; Stat. S. 5, 3, 157.—<br /><b>II</b> A [[herdsman]] of [[Neleus]], in [[Triphylia]], [[near]] [[Elis]], in the [[Peloponnesus]], [[who]], on [[account]] of his betraying a [[theft]] of [[Mercury]], [[was]] transformed by him [[into]] the [[stone]] Index, Ov. M. 2, 688 sq. | |||
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Βάττος, ὁ.
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Battus: i, m., = Βάττος.
I A name given to Aristotle of Thera, the founder of Cyrene, Sil. 8, 57; 17, 591; Just. 13, 7, 1.— Hence,
b Battĭădes, ae, m., an inhabitant of Cyrene, Sil. 2, 61; 3, 252; 17, 592; and, κατ ἐξοχήν, the poet Callimachus, a native of Cyrene, Cat. 65, 16; Ov. Tr. 2, 367; id. Ib. 55; id. Am. 1, 15, 13; Stat. S. 5, 3, 157.—
II A herdsman of Neleus, in Triphylia, near Elis, in the Peloponnesus, who, on account of his betraying a theft of Mercury, was transformed by him into the stone Index, Ov. M. 2, 688 sq.
