μύδρος,ὁ,
A. anvilof stone or metal, A. Fr. 307 (readingμύδρος); τύπτεσθαι μύδρος, i. e. as hard as ananvil, Antiph. 195.3 ; also theredhot mass of ironon the anvil, Call. Dian. 49 , Nic. Al. 50 ;μύδρους αἴρειν χεροῖνholdred-hot ironin the hands, as an ordeal, S. Ant. 264 ; μύδρον σιδήρεον κατεπόντωσαν
Hdt. 1.165
, cf. Arist. Ath. 23.5 , IG 12.682 (prob.), Call. Fr. 209 ;Πακτώλιος μ. lump[of gold] from Pactolus, Lyc. 272 ;μ. διάπυροςa red-hotmass of stone or metal, of the sun, Anaxag. ap. D.L. 2.8 , cf. 15 , Archel. in Placit. 2.13.6 , Ph. 1.623 ; ἀστέρος μ.
Critias 25.35
D. ;μ. διάπυροιthe stones thrown out by Aetna, Arist. Mu. 395b23 , cf. Str. 6.2.8 ; also, ofred-hot stonesorpieces of metal, thrown into a liquid to vaporize it, Hp. Mul. 2.134 : generally, astone, Orph. A. 896 ;ὁ ἀὴρ διάπυρος καὶ μ. γενόμενοςdub. in Hp. Flat. 8 ;μύδρος κίων παχὺς ἄξυστος(sine interpr.)Gloss.(Not in Hom. exc. in a spurious line read by some after Il. 15.21 .) (Cf.σμύδρος.)