τραγ-έλᾰφος,ὁ,
A. goat-stag,a fantastic animal, represented on Eastern carpets and thelike, Ar. Ra. 937 ; οἱ γραφῆς τραγελάφους καὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα μειγνύντες γράφουσιν
Pl. R. 488a
, cf. Arist. APr. 49a24 , APo. 92b7 ; ποῦ ἐστὶ τ. ἢ σφίγξ;
Id. Ph. 208a30
.
2. a drinking-cup,which had such a creature worked in relief on the fore-part, or was itself in this shape, Antiph. 224.4 , Diph. 80 , Men. 24 , etc.; so θρόνος . . ἔχων τραγελάφων προτομὰς ἐκτύπους, ἐξ ὧν ἤρτηντο κρίκοι
D.S. 18.26
; as a signet, IG 22.1388.62 , Inscr.Délos 442
B 191
(ii B. C.).
3. awhat's-itsname, thingumbob, τίθεται(sc.σκινδαψός)καὶ κατ' οὐδενὸς(fort.καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ δεῖνοςlegend.) ὡς τὸ τραγέλαφος
St.Byz.
s.v. Γαληψός.