tawny; blood-reeking)
Ancient Greek word, found 13 times in the texts on Socratos.
Homer, Iliad 2.308: ἔνθʼ ἐφάνη μέγα σῆμα· δράκων ἐπὶ νῶτα δαφοινὸς
Theocritus, Εἰδύλλια 25.232: αὐτὰρ ὁ κρᾶτα δαφοινὸν ἀπὸ χθονὸς ὦκʼ ἐπάειρε
Euripides, Alcestis 581: ἁ δαφοινὸς ἴλα·