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ἄδωνις

From LSJ

Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses

Plato, Laws, 719c

German (Pape)

[Seite 38] hieß der Fisch ἐξώκοιτος, Ael. H. A. 9, 36 u. Ath. VIII, 332 c.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ιδος (ὁ) :
mugle, poisson de mer.

Spanish (DGE)

-ιδος, ὁ
• Prosodia: [ᾰ-]
1 ict., un tipo de pez volador Clearch.101, Opp.H.1.157, Ael.NA 9.36
en un juego de palabras c. el sent. de Ἄδωνις I 2 (q.u.) σίλουρος ... Ἄδωνίς ἐστιν ποτάμιος = el (pez) siluro es un «adonis» de río, Com.Adesp.1146.7.
2 bot. anémona, Anemone fulgens Gay, Aus.117.11.