A.with feet of bronze, “τρίπους” E.Supp.1197; ὀδός, founded on bronze, S.OC57 (expld. by Sch. with ref. to copper-mines): in Hom. of horses, to express the solid strength of their hoofs, “χαλκόποδ᾽ ἵππω” Il.8.41; “ταῦροι” Pherecyd.112J.; χ. Ἐρινύς, to express her untiring pursuit, S.El.491 (lyr.); of Empedocles, with bronze slippers, Luc.DMort.20.4.
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