ἀλλ' οὐκ οἰωνοῖσιν ἐρύσσατο κῆρα μέλαιναν → by no augury could he ward off black death
(χαράσσω): gully, ravine, mountain torrent, Il. 4.454 and Il. 16.390.
ἡ, Αιων. τ. βλ. χαράδρα.
