μελασμός
From LSJ
Εἰ μὲν ἐπ' ἀμφοτέροισιν, Ἔρως, ἴσα τόξα τιταίνεις, εἶ θεός (Rufinus, Greek Anthology 5.97) → If, Eros, you're stretching your bow at both equally, then you're a god.
English (LSJ)
ὁ,
A blackening of flesh from mortification, Hp.Aph. 5.17 (pl.). 2 dyeing black, μελασμοὶ τριχῶν Dsc.1.112, Gal.12.446. II black spot, Plu.2.921f (pl.), Simp.in Ph.1294.20; on snakes, Plu.2.564d.
