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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 5 (of 6)

Note 2631 — BOOK XXIX. REMEDIES DERIVED FROM LIVING CREATURES.

John Bostock translation

Or Maagrus, the “fly catcher,” the name of a hero, invoked at Aliphera, at the festivals of Athena, as the protector against flies. It was also a surname of Hercules. See B. x. c. 40.

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