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τρίαινα

τρίαινα, a trident

τρίαινα [ῐ], ἡ,
  • trident, three-pronged fish-spear, the badge of Poseidon, Il. 12.27, Od. 4.506, 5.292, A. Pr. 925, E. Fr. 360.47; as a symbol of the empire of the sea, Ar. Eq. 839; τρίαιναν ἐσθλὸς καὶ κυβερνήτης σοφός, i. e. a good fisherman . ., Archil. 45.
    • II three-pronged fork, Longus 4.40; cf. τριαινόω II.
    • III a constellation rising with Pisces, Teucer in Boll Sphaera 52.
    • IV a kind of cautery, Paul.Aeg. 6.48.

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