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μῶλυ

Noun; Transliteration:

Principal Part: μῶλυ

Sense

  1. moly, a magic herb

Examples

  • πόαν γάρ τινα κόπτοντεσ Μῶλυ καλουμένην ἐν ὅλμῳ, τὸν Αἵδην ἀνακαλοῦνται καὶ τὸν σκότον· (Plutarch, De Iside et Osiride, section 46 4:2)
  • ὁ δὲ λαβὼν μῶλυ παρὰ Ἑρμοῦ πρὸσ Κίρκην ἔρχεται, καὶ βαλὼν εἰσ τὰ φάρμακα τὸ μῶλυ μόνοσ πιὼν οὐ φαρμάσσεται· (Apollodorus, Library and Epitome, book E, chapter 7 16:2)
  • ἀλλὰ λαβεῖν θεόθεν ψυχοσσόον εὔχομαι ἄνθοσ, μῶλυ, κακῶν δοξῶν ἀλκτήριον ὦτα δὲ κηρῷ ἀσφαλέωσ κλείσασ προφυγεῖν γενετήσιον ὁρμήν. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume V, book 15, chapter 12 2:1)
  • τὸ δὲ μῶλυ εἰπὼν ὅπωσ οἱ θεοὶ λέγουσιν, οὐκέτι προστίθησι τὸ παρὰ τοῖσ ἀνθρώποισ ὄνομα· (Dio, Chrysostom, Orationes, 28:9)

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