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Psicharpax
Crumb-Snatcher
also: Ψιχάρπαξ, Ψιχάρπαγα, Ψιχάρπαγος
The mouse hero of the poem: he accepts Physignathos's offer of a ride across the pool, panics when the water turns rough, and drowns when the frog abandons him at the sight of a water-snake — his death is the war's casus belli.
Reading notes
- The Battle of Frogs and Mice §24 Crumb-Snatcher
The mouse hero of the poem: he accepts Physignathos's offer of a ride across the pool, panics when the water turns rough, and drowns when the frog abandons him at the sight of a water-snake — his death is the war's casus belli.