κρότᾰφ-ος,ὁ,
A. side of the forehead, Il. 4.502 , 20.397 , Ar. Ra. 854 : mostly in pl.,temples, Il. 13.188 , al., Hdt. 4.187 , Hp. Prog. 2 , etc.; πρᾶτον ἴουλον ἀπὸ κροτάφων καταβάλλων
Theoc. 15.85
, cf. 11.9 , IG 5(1).1355 (Abia); τοὺς κ. πολιοῦνται πρῶτον
Arist. GA 784b35
.
2. generally,side edge, profile, Procl. Hyp. 3.6 ;κύκλουib. 17 ; of a brick, PMag.Par. 1.30 ;κατὰ κρόταφον sideways, horizontally, Hero Bel. 98.2 , Ph. Bel. 64.25 , cf. 60.7 ;ἐπὶ κρορόταφον on its side,ib. 66.13 .
II. metaph.,slopeof a mountain, A. Pr. 721 ;ὑπὸ κροτάφοις ἙλικῶνοςPhiliadasap. St.Byz.
s.v. Θέσπεια .
III. back of a book, Anon. ap. Suid.
IV. edgeornarrow sideof a stele, IG 42(1).109
iii 162 , iv 129 (Epid.). (κόρταφος
EM 541.23 ,Et.Gud., Zonar. , prob. to be read in Pl.Com. 84 ;κότραφος