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σίλλος

σίλλος, squint-eyed; satirical poem

σίλλος (not σιλλός, Hdn.Gr. 2.918), ὁ,
  • squint-eyed, ἐγὼ . . σ. γεγένημαί σε περιορῶν Luc. Lex. 3 (ἰλλός cj. Hemsterhuis).
    • II satirical poem or lampoon in hexam. verse, such as those written by Timo of Phlius (cf. σιλλογράφος), D.L. 9.111; applied to the poems of Xenophanes of Colophon by Str. 14.1.28, Sch. Ar. Eq. 406, Procl.ad Hes. Op. 284, Sch. Il. 2.212, Eust. 204.22: in general, τὸν σ. ψόγον λέγουσι μετὰ παιδιᾶς δυσαρέστου Ael. VH 3.40, cf. Poll. 2.54, Sch. Luc. Prom. 8.

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