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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἈσκάλαφος
- Latin · derived fromAscalaphus
- English todayAscalaphus
From Latin Ascalaphus, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκάλαφος (Askálaphos, literally “Screech-owl”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ascalaphus
Today it means: The orchardist of Hades, changed into a screech-owl by Demeter for telling Hades that Persephone had eaten pomegranate seeds Full definition →
Latin Ascalaphus ← Ancient Greek Ἀσκάλαφος