ἐγγύϑι δ' ἠώς

  • 1DORMIO — quasi Dermio, a Graeco δέρμα, i. e. pellis: quemadmodum ex benus, bonus, ex hemo, homo; ex Κερκύρα, Corcyra factum, Nempe vett. haec in pellibus dormiendi consuetudo est: in sacris inptimis, quod proprie Incubare Vett. dixêrunt. Tantopere namque… …

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  • 2morning dreams come true — Cf. MOSCHUS Europa 2 νυκτὸς ὅτε τρίτατον λάχος ἵσταται, ἐγγύθι δ̓ ἠώς,..εὖτε καὶ ἀτρεκέων ποιμαίνεται ἔθνος ὀνείρων, at the third watch of the night, when dawn is near,..and when the flock of true dreams is out grazing; HORACE Satires I. X. 33… …

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