δράκων

drakon

dragon, serpent

Appears 7 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 4
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Book VIII 2
Chapter 13 597b31–599a19

598a11

Chapter 20 602b20–603a29

602b25
Book IX 2
Chapter 1 608a11–610a35

609a4

Chapter 6 611b32–612b17

612a30
Rhetoric 2
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Book II 2
Chapter 23 1397a7–1400b33

1400b22
1400b23
Politics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 12 1273b27–1274b28

1274b15

Dictionary (LSJ)

δράκων [ᾰ], οντος, ὁ: (prob. from δέρκομαι, δρᾰκεῖν, cf. Porph. Abst. 3.8):—A. dragon, serpent, Il. 11.39, al.; interchangeable with ὄφις, 12.202, 208, cf. Hes. Th. 322, 825, Pi. N. 1.40, A. Th. 292 (lyr.); ἀετὸς καὶ δ. πολέμια Arist. HA 609a4; perh. a water-snake, ib.602b25. II. the constellation Draco, Arat. 46, al., Man. 2.69. III. a sea-fish, the great weever, Epich. 60, Arist. HA 598a11, Hp. Vict. 2.48. IV. = κηρύκειον, prob. a wand with a serpent coiled round it, S. Fr. 700 (cf. 701). 2. serpent-shaped bracelet or necklace, Luc. Am. 41. 3. a noose or crossed bandage for the ankle, Heraclas ap.Orib. 48.5.1. 4. dragon-standard, Lib. Or. 1.144, Them. Or. 18.219a, cf. Or. 1.2a: hence, corps of 1,000 men in the Parthian army, Luc. Hist. Conscr. 29.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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