ἀστερίτης
From LSJ
Cras amet qui numquam amavit quique amavit cras amet → May he love tomorrow who has never loved before; And may he who has loved, love tomorrow as well.
English (LSJ)
(sc. λίθος), ὁ, name of a
A mythical precious stone, Ptol.Heph. ap. Phot. p.153B., Ps.-Democr.Alch.p.50B.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀστερίτης: ὁ, λίθος τις εὑρισκόμενος, καθ’ ἃ λέγεται, ἐντὸς θαλασσίου κητώδους ἰχθύος, «ὃν (τὸν ἀστερίαν) εἰς ἥλιον τεθέντα ἀνάπτεσθαι, ποιεῖν δὲ καὶ πρὸς φίλτρον» Φωτ. Βιβλιοθ. κῶδ. 190. σ. 153, 23.
