ὥσπερ σελήνη γ' ἡλίῳ· τὴν μὲν χρόαν ἰδεῖν ὁμοιόν ἔστι θάλπει δ' οὐδαμῶς → like the moon to the sun: its color is similar to the eye, but it does not give off any heat
astĕrĭa: ae, f., = ἀστερια,
I a precious stone, perh. cat's-eye, Plin. 37, 9, 47, § 131.—Called in Isid. Orig. 16, 10, 3. astĕ-rītes; in Mart. Cap. 1, p. 19, astrītes.
(1) astĕrĭa, æ, f., astérie [pierre précieuse] : Plin. 37, 131.
