I.the gadfly, breese, Lat. asilus, an insect which infests cattle, Od., Aesch.
II.metaph. a sting, anything that drives mad, Eur.: absol. the smart of pain, agony, Soph.
2.mad desire, insane passion, Hdt., Eur., etc.:—generally, madness, frenzy, Soph., Eur.