λάταξ: Difference between revisions

|Definition=[ᾰ], ᾰγος, ἡ, usu. in pl. [[λάταγες]], in the [[game]] of [[κότταβος]], <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> the [[drop]]s of [[wine]] in the bottom of the [[cup]] which were thrown into a [[basin]] with a [[splash]], λάταγες ποτέονται κυλίχναν ἀπὺ Τηΐαν <span class="bibl">Alc.43</span>; ἀπ' ἀγκύλης… ἵησι λάταγας <span class="bibl">Cratin.273</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Hermipp.47.7</span> (anap.), <span class="bibl">Critias 2.2</span> D., <span class="bibl">Call.<span class="title">Fr.</span>102</span>: so collectively in sg., ξανθὴ Ἀφροδισία λ. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>277</span> (lyr.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> a [[water]]-[[quadruped]], perh. [[beaver]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>487a22</span>, <span class="bibl">594b32</span>.</span>