- ἄκμων
- ἄκμων, ονος, ὁ, orig. prob.A meteoric stone, thunderbolt (v. sub fin.),
χάλκεος ἄ. οὐρανόθεν κατιών Hes.Th.722
, cf. 724.II anvil, Il.18.476, Od.8.274, Hdt.1.68: metaph.,πρὸς ἄκμονι χάλκευε γλῶσσαν Pi.P.1.86
; λόγχης ἄκμονες very anvils to bear blows (cf. Sch. ad loc.), A.Pers.51;ὑπομένειν πληγὰς ἄκμων Aristopho 4
; Τιρύνθιος ἄ., i. e. Hercules, Call.Dian.146 (expl. by Sch. ὁ μὴ καμὼν ἐπὶ τοῖς ἄθλοις).2 pestle ([place name] Cyprian), Hsch.3 head of a batteringram, Apollod.Poliorc.161.4.III kind of eagle, Hsch.IV kind of wolf, Opp.C.3.326.V Pythag., = 6, Theol.Ar.37. (Cf. Skt.áśman- `sling-stone', etc.)
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