sphingion
From LSJ
Καλὸν τὸ θνῄσκειν, οἷς ὕβριν τὸ ζῆν φέρει → Quis foeda vita restat, his pulchrum est mori → Wem das Leben Schmach bringt, dem ist Sterben schön
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sphingĭon: ii, n., = σφιγγίον,
I a kind of ape, perh. the dog-headed ape: Simia cynocephalus, Linn.; Plin. 6, 29, 34, § 173; 10, 72, 93, § 199.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
sphingĭŏn, ĭī, n. (σφιγγίον), sorte de singe : Plin. 6, 173 ; 10, 199.
Latin > German (Georges)
sphingion, iī, n. (σφιγγίον), eine Art Affe, viell. der Hundsaffe, Hundskopf (Simia Cynocephalus, L.), Plin. 6, 173 u. 184; 10, 199.
Latin > Chinese
sphingion, ii. n. :: 猴類
