θήρ (thēr)
thēr
a wild beast
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1. a wild beast, beast of prey , (Iliad by Homer), etc.; joined with λέων, (Euripides); with λέαινα, [variant datesAnthology Palantina ; also of Cerberus, (Sophocles Tragicus):—;in plural beasts , as opposite to birds and fishes, (Odyssey by Homer), etc.
2. of any animal , as of birds, (Aristophanes Comicus), etc.
3. any fabulous monster , as the sphinx, (Aeschulus Tragicus); especially a centaur , (Sophocles Tragicus) (compare Φήρ)); a satyr , (Euripides) (ML)
2. of any animal , as of birds, (Aristophanes Comicus), etc.
3. any fabulous monster , as the sphinx, (Aeschulus Tragicus); especially a centaur , (Sophocles Tragicus) (compare Φήρ)); a satyr , (Euripides) (ML)