Ask at the forum if you have an Ancient or Modern Greek query!

alysson

From LSJ
Revision as of 09:30, 13 August 2017 by Spiros (talk | contribs) (Text replacement - "]]>" to "]]")

Καλὸν τὸ νικᾶν ἀλλ' ὑπερνικᾶν κακόν → Vincere bonum est: ultra fas vincere lubricum → Schön ist zu siegen, übermäßig siegen schlecht

Menander, Monostichoi, 299

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ălyssŏn: i, n. ἄλυσσος, curing (canine) madness,
I a plant used for the bite of a mad dog, madwort, Plin. 24, 11, 57, § 95.