πολύφημος

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τραχὺς ἐντεῦθεν μελάμπυγός τε τοῖς ἐχθροῖς ἅπασιν → he is a tough black-arse towards his enemies, he is a veritable Heracles towards his enemies

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Transliteration A: polýphēmos Transliteration B: polyphēmos Transliteration C: polyfimos Beta Code: polu/fhmos

English (LSJ)

Dor. πολύ-φᾱμος, ον,

   A abounding in songs and legends, ἀοιδός Od.22.376.    2 = πολύφατος, θρῆνος πολύφαμος Pi.I.8(7).64.    II manyvoiced, wordy, ἀγορὴν πολύφημον ἱκέσθην Od.2.150; ἐς πολύφημον ἐξενεῖκαι to bring it forth to the many-voiced, i.e. the agora (the 'parliament'), Orac. ap. Hdt.5.79.    III much spoken of, famous, ὁδός Parm. 1.2; ὁ π. καὶ πολυώνυμος σοφός Ph.1.371.