Ascalaphus

From Ancient Greek ἀσκάλαφος (askálaphos, “owl”)

Ascalaphus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the Ascalaphidae family – split-eyed owlflies.

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From Ancient Greek Ἀσκάλαφος (Askálaphos, literally “Screech-owl”).

Ascalaphus

1. (Greek mythology) The orchardist of Hades, changed into a screech-owl by Demeter for telling Hades that Persephone had eaten pomegranate seeds

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀσκάλαφος (Askálaphos).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /asˈka.la.pʰus/, [asˈka.ɫa.pʰʊs]

Ascalaphus m (genitive Ascalaphī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) The custodian of the orchard of Hades, son of Acheron and Orphne
2. (Greek mythology) A king of Orchomenus, son of Ares and Astyoche

Second declension.

• Ascalaphus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• Ascalaphus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette