ἐπωτίδες
From LSJ
ὁ κόσμος ἀλλοίωσις, ὁ βίος ὑπόληψις → the universe is flux, life is opinion | the universe is transformation: life is opinion | the universe is change, life is a fleeting impression | the universe—mutation: life—opinion
English (LSJ)
αἱ, (οὖς)
A beams projecting like ears on each side of a ship's bows, whence the anchors were let down, cat-heads, used also as an armament, E.IT1350, Th.7.34,36, Str.3.1.4, D.S.17.115 : later in sg., App.BC5.107.