τραγ-έλᾰφος, ὁ,
goat-stag, a fantastic animal, represented on Eastern carpets and the like, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 937; οἱ γραφῆς τραγελάφους καὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα μειγνύντες γράφουσιν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 488a, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Analytica Priora” 49a24, “APo.” 92b7; ποῦ ἐστὶ τ. ἢ σφίγ; [prev. author] “Ph.” 208a30. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 a drinking-cup, which had such a creature worked in relief on the fore-part, or was itself in this shape, [[ 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 224.4, 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 80, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 24, etc.; so θρόνος.. ἔχων τραγελάφων προτομὰς ἐκτύπους, ἐξ ὧν ἤρτηντο κρίκοι 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 18.26 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; as a signet, [[ “IG” 22.1388.62, “Inscription Délos” 442 B 191 (2nd c.BC). ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__3 a what's-itsname, thingumbob, τίθεται (i.e. σκινδαψός) καὶ κατ᾽ οὐδενὸς (perhaps καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ δεῖνος legend.) ὡς τὸ τραγέλαφος [[ 5th c.AD(?): Stephanus Byzantius see at {Γαληψός}. ] Refs 5th c.AD+]
__II later, a real animal of Arabia, or on the Phasis, probably a kind of wild goat or antelope, [[ LXX.Job.39.1, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 2.51, 1st c.AD: Plinius Rerum Naturalium Scriptor “Historia Naturalis” 8.120, etc. ] LXX+1st c.BC+]