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πολλὰ γάρ σε θεσπἰζονθ' ὁρῶ κοὐ ψευδόφημα (Sophocles' Oedipus Coloneus 1516f.) → For I see in you much prophecy, and nothing false

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ĕchidna: ae, f., = ἔχιδνα,
I an adder, viper. The Furies were said to have them twined in their hair; hence: stipite te Stygio tumidisque adflavit Echidnis E tribus una soror, Ov. M. 10, 313.—
II Nom. prop.
A Lernaea, the Lernaean hydra, killed by Hercules, Ov. M. 9, 69; 158; id. F. 5, 405.—
B A monster, half woman and half serpent, the mother of Cerberus, Ov. M. 4, 501.—Hence, Echidnēus, a, um, adj., of Echidna: canis, i. e. Cerberus, Ov. M. 7, 408.

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-|lshtext=<b>ĕchidna</b>: ae, f., = [[ἔχιδνα]]>,<br /><b>I</b> an [[adder]], [[viper]]. The Furies were said to [[have]] [[them]] twined in [[their]] [[hair]]; [[hence]]: stipite te Stygio tumidisque adflavit Echidnis E [[tribus]] una [[soror]], Ov. M. 10, 313.—<br /><b>II</b> Nom. [[prop]].<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Lernaea, the Lernaean [[hydra]], killed by [[Hercules]], Ov. M. 9, 69; 158; id. F. 5, 405.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> A [[monster]], [[half]] [[woman]] and [[half]] [[serpent]], the [[mother]] of [[Cerberus]], Ov. M. 4, 501.—Hence, Echidnēus, a, um, adj., of Echidna: [[canis]], i. e. [[Cerberus]], Ov. M. 7, 408.
+|lshtext=<b>ĕchidna</b>: ae, f., = [[ἔχιδνα]],<br /><b>I</b> an [[adder]], [[viper]]. The Furies were said to [[have]] [[them]] twined in [[their]] [[hair]]; [[hence]]: stipite te Stygio tumidisque adflavit Echidnis E [[tribus]] una [[soror]], Ov. M. 10, 313.—<br /><b>II</b> Nom. [[prop]].<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Lernaea, the Lernaean [[hydra]], killed by [[Hercules]], Ov. M. 9, 69; 158; id. F. 5, 405.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> A [[monster]], [[half]] [[woman]] and [[half]] [[serpent]], the [[mother]] of [[Cerberus]], Ov. M. 4, 501.—Hence, Echidnēus, a, um, adj., of Echidna: [[canis]], i. e. [[Cerberus]], Ov. M. 7, 408.
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