单词 | anguipede |
释义 | anguipedeadj. Having feet or legs in the form of serpents.Frequently with reference to the giants of Greek mythology, or to a divinity having the head of a cock and serpents in place of legs. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [adjective] > of human hybrids half man, half beasteOE anguipede1878 1878 Brit. Mus.: Acct. Income & Expenditure 16 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 159) LX. 593 Among the subjects represented are Artemis Persikè, an anguipede giant. 1894 Biblia 6 259 Contests of anguiped giants with Centaurs. 1908 C. H. Smith & C. A. Hutton Catal. Antiq. W. F. Cook 48 The Supreme God is represented as an anguipede divinity with a cock's head and human body. 1969 A. L. F. Rivet Rom. Villa in Brit. 104 Four anguipede titans. 2007 Jrnl. Egyptian Archaeol. 93 263 A marble stele showing the apotheosis or epiphany of an anguipede Dionysos, accompanied by a child-god. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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