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Φασιανός

Φασιανός, from the river Phasis

Φᾱσιᾱνός, όν,
  • from the river Phasis (v. Φᾶσις):—ὁ φ. (sc. ὄρνις), the Phasian bird, pheasant, Phasianus colchicus, Mnesim. 9, Ar. Nu. 109 (where some took it for a Phasian horse, cf. Sch.ad loc., Ath. 9.387a, and cf. Φασιανοὶ ἵπποι, Φασιανικοὶ δὲ ὄρνεις Hdn.Gr. post Phryn. p.459 Lobeck), Arist. HA 557a12, 633b2, Thphr. Fr. 180, Ptol.Euerg. 2 (b) J., Edict.Diocl. 4.17 (Aeg.); Φ. ὄρνιθες Callix. 2, cf. Ath. 14.654c, etc.:—also φασιανικός, Ar. Av. 68 (with a play on συκοφαντικός, as φασιανὸς ἀνήρ represents συκοφάντης in Id. Ach. 726), Paul.Aeg. 1.83; Φ. ὄρνιθες Poll. 6.52; Φ. στέαρ Aët. 5.118.

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