Ἁλινήκτειραν
sea-swimming [olive]
Translated by Jennifer Benedict12 May 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the [one] swimming in the ocean. "And this leafless, sea-swimming olive".1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἁλινήκτειραν· τὴν ἐν ἁλσὶ νηχομένην. καὶ ταύτην ἀπέτηλον, ἁλινήκτειραν ἐλαίην.
Betacode
*(alinh/kteiran: th\n e)n a(lsi\ nhxome/nhn. kai\ tau/thn a)pe/thlon, a(linh/kteiran e)lai/hn.
Notes (1)
- The headword, feminine accusative singular, is presumably extracted from the quotation given.
cf. generally alpha 1235. - 1Greek Anthology 6.190.5 (Gaetulicus); again at alpha 3086. On this epigram, a dedication to Aphrodite, see Page (52-54) and its further excerpts at alphaiota 392, kappa 2665, pi 969, sigma 958, and psi 35. The epigram is an imitation of Greek Anthology 6.300 by Leonidas of Tarentum; cf. alpha 2388, pi 1568, upsilon 570, and psi 35. ↩
References
D.L. Page, ed., Further Greek Epigrams, (Cambridge 1981)
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Revision history6 revisions · last 14 Jun 2023
- expanded n.1, added bibliography, added cross-references, added keyword — Ronald Allen
- Revised — David Whitehead
- coding — Catharine Roth
- another note; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- modified translation; added note and keyword — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict