μουσοτόκος

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Ὑπὸ γὰρ λόγων ὁ νοῦς μετεωρίζεται ἐπαίρεταί τ' ἄνθρωπος → Borne up by words, the mind soars aloft, and we reach the heights (Aristophanes, Birds 1447f.)

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Greek (Liddell-Scott)

μουσοτόκος: ἡ, ἡ τὰς μούσας τεκοῦσα, μεταγεν.

Greek Monolingual

μουσοτόκος, ἡ (Α)
μητέρα τών Μουσών.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < μοῦσα + -τόκος (< τόκος < τίκτω), πρβλ. θεο-τόκος.