Lycaon

/ laɪˈkeɪɒn /

noun

Greek myth a king of Arcadia said to have offered Zeus a plate of human flesh to learn whether the god was omniscient

But while she was in the mountains, she was hunted by some goat-herds and given up with her babe to Lycaon.

Its scientific name is Lycaon venaticus; and besides the two common names already mentioned, it has half a dozen more.

Mention is made of Lycaon, qui advenas et hospites trucidavit.

He then slays Lycaon and Asteropus, deriding the river-god, Xanthus, as unable to aid his friends.

Some fish, bounding through the wave, will escape to the dark ripple, 675 in order that he may devour the white fat of Lycaon.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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