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Headword:
*bu/as
Adler number: beta,585
Translated headword: eagle-owl
Vetting Status: high
Translation: A type of nocturnal bird.
Also [sc. attested are the phrases] "an eagle-owl was seen" and "eagle-owls were seen". Dio in Roman Histories often says that these appeared to the Romans by way of omen.[1] It signifies disasters.
Greek Original:*bu/as: ei)=dos o)rne/ou nukterinou=. kai\ *bu/as w)/fqh: kai\ *bu/ai w)/fqhsan. *di/wn e)n *(rwmai+koi=s e)n te/ratos lo/gw| toi=s *(rwmai/ois tau=ta e)pifai/nesqai polla/kis le/gei. shmai/nei de\ sumfora/s.
Note:
[1] Adler cites
Cassius Dio 40.17.1; add e.g. 40.47.2 (so Theodoridis on
Photius beta306), 41.14.2, 42.26.3, and with somewhat different wording 50.8.2, 54.29.7, 56.29.3, 56.45.2, 72.24.1.
Translated by: William Hutton on 30 April 2002@09:04:34.
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