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μαστός

μαστός, one of the breasts

μαστός, ὁ, Ep., Ion. μαζός, Hom., Hdt. (exc. in 3.133, 5.18, where codd. give μαστός; twice in codd. of Trag., A. Ch. 531, E. Ba. 701); Dor. μασδός Theoc. 3.16, 48; later μασθός LXX Is. 32.12 (cod.A), al., Asclep. ap. Gal. 13.934, Apoc. 1.13 (v.l.), IG 3.238 b, PMag.Lond. 121.208, etc., also in codd. of A. Ch. 545:—usage contradicts the statement of Gramm. that μαζός is the manʼs breast, μαστός the womanʼs:—
  • breast, δεξιτερὸν κατὰ μαζόν Il. 5.393; of menʼs breasts, βάλε δουρὶ στέρνον ὑπὲρ μαζοῖο 4.528; βάλε στῆθος παρὰ μαζόν 8.121, cf. Od. 22.82, X. An. 1.4.17, 4.3.6.
      • 2 more freq. of a womanʼs breast, μαζὸν ἀνέσχε, of Hecuba pleading with Hector, Il. 22.80; εἴ ποτέ τοι λαθικηδέα μαζὸν ἐπέσχον ib. 83; γυναῖκά τε θήσατο μαζόν sucked her breast, 24.58; πάϊς δέ οἱ ἦν ἐπὶ μαζῷ Od. 11.448; σὺ δέ μʼ ἔτρεφες . . τῷ σῷ ἐπὶ μαζῷ 19.483; so φαίνουσαι τοὺς μαζούς Hdt. 2.85; τοὺς μ. ἀποταμοῦσα Id. 4.202; ἐπὶ τοῦ μαστοῦ ἔφυ φῦμα Id. 3.133; προὔκειτο μαστῶν περονίς S. Tr. 925; προσέσχε μαζόν, of the mother, A. Ch. 531; μαστὸν ἀμφέχασκε, of the child, ib. 545, cf. 897; μαστῶν ἀποστάς S. El. 776; πῶλον ἀφέλξων σῶν ἀπὸ μαστῶν E. Hec. 142 (anap.), etc.
        • b rarely of animals, udder, Id. Cyc. 55 (lyr.), 207, Call. Jov. 48.
        • c generally, of the breasts of all mammalia, Arist. HA 521b21, PA 688a18 sq., GA 752b23.
    • II metaph., any round, breast-shaped object:
      • 1 round hill, knoll, Pi. P. 4.8, X. An. 4.2.6, Call. Del. 48.
      • 2 round piece of wool fastened to the edge of nets, X. Cyn. 2.6, cf. Poll. 5.29.
      • 3 at Paphos, breast-shaped cup, Apollod. Cyren. ap. Ath. 11.487b, cf. IG 7.3498 (Oropus), 11(4).1307.21 (Delos).

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