ἀηδών

aedon

songstress

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 5
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Book IV 2
Chapter 9 535a27–536b23

536a29
536b17
Book V 1
Chapter 9 542b17–543a13

542b26
Book IX 2
Chapter 15 616a35–616b11

616b8

Chapter 50 631b19–633b8

632b21

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀηδών, όνος, ἡ (ὁ, v. infr.), (ἀείδω) A. songstress, i.e. the nightingale, Hes. Op. 203, etc.; Πανδαρέου κούρη, χλωρηὶς ἀ., i.e. living in the greenwood, Od. 19.518; χλωραύχην ἀ. Simon. 73:—metaph., of a poet, B. 3.98, cf. E. Fr. 588 (lyr.), AP 7.44 (Ion), Hermesian. 7.49; also of the poetʼs song, τεαὶ ἀηδόνες thy strains, Call. Epigr. 2.5; ζωούσας ἔλιπες γὰρ ἀηδόνας IG 14.2012. 2. metaph., cicada, AP 7.190 (Anyte). II. mouthpiece of a flute, E. Fr. 556; the flute itself, ib.931. 2. metaph., of shuttle, AP 6.174 (Antip. Sid.).—Masc., only Ion l.c.; Ἀττικὸς ἀνὴρ τὸν αἴγα λέγει ὥσπερ καὶ τὸν ἀηδόνα Eust. 376.24.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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