1. a half-ass , i. e. a mule , (Homer), etc.:—; proverbial, ἐπεὰν ἡμίονοι τέκωσι, i. e. never, (Herdotus Historicus)

2. the ἡμ. ἀγροτέρα of (Iliad by Homer) 2. 851 is probably the wild ass.

3. as adjective, βρέφος ἡμίονον a mule- foal, (Iliad by Homer); ἡμ. βασιλεύς a mule- king, half-Mede half-Persian, (Oracle quoted in Herdotus Historicus) (ML)