Ἀλήϊον πεδίον

Aleian plain

Translated by Jennifer Benedict3 May 2000Vetting: high4 revisions

8 words
Also [sc. attested is] a)lh/ios, the wandering man.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀλήϊον πεδίον. καὶ Ἀλήϊος, ὁ πλανητικός.

Betacode
*)alh/i+on pedi/on. kai\ *)alh/i+os, o( planhtiko/s.

Notes

  1. The "Aleian" plain, located by Homer (Iliad 6.201) in Lycia but more exactly in Cilicia (Herodotus 6.95.1; Strabo 14.5.17 (676); Arrian, Anabasis 2.5.8; Stephanus of Byzantium s.v. Halai), literally means "wandering" - though Steph. Byz. derived the adjective, more prosaically, from the nearby city.
    cf. generally alpha 1167.

Neighbouring entries

α1177ἈληθινόςI speak the truthα1178Ἀληθινὸς ἔρωςtrue desireα1179Ἀλήϊον πεδίονAleian plainα1180Ἀλλ' ἢ καλῶς ζῆν ἢ καλῶς τεθνηκέναι τὸν εὐγενῆ χρή πάντ' ἀκήκοας λόγονBut the well-born man should either live well or die well - end of storyα1181Ἄληκοςof Alex
Revision history4 revisions · last 30 May 2015
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. tweaks — David Whitehead
  3. added note; restorative cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. modified headword and note; added keywords — David Whitehead
  5. Translated — Jennifer Benedict

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