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Ἀγαθώνιος · Agathonios, Agathonius (α 125) · Suda

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Ἀγαθώνιος

Agathonios, Agathonius

Translated by David Whitehead10 Feb 2001Vetting: high7 revisions

biography
daily life
definition
ethics
geography
historiography
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2 notes · 36 words

Translation

A proper name.¹
[The man] who was king of Tartessos.²
Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "Agathon's pipe-playing": the soft and relaxed [kind]; alternatively that which is neither loose nor harsh, but temperate and very sweet.³

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀγαθώνιος· ὄνομα κύριον. ὃς ἐβασίλευσε τῆς Ταρτησσοῦ. καὶ Ἀγαθώνιος αὔλησις· ἡ μαλακὴ καὶ ἐκλελυμένη· ἢ ἡ μήτε χαλαρὰ, μήτε πικρὰ, ἀλλ' εὔκρατος καὶ ἡδίστη.

Betacode

*)agaqw/nios: o)/noma ku/rion. o(\s e)basi/leuse th=s *tarthssou=. kai\ *)agaqw/nios au)/lhsis: h( malakh\ kai\ e)klelume/nh: h)\ h( mh/te xalara\, mh/te pikra\, a)ll' eu)/kratos kai\ h(di/sth.

Notes (2)

[1] Herodotus 1.163 gives it as Arganthonios (text at web address 1). See also tau 137.
2In southern Spain; probably the Biblical Tarshish. See generally tau 137 and OCD(4) s.v. (p.1433). ↩
3Zenobius 1.2. On Agathon (an Athenian poet of the late C5 BC) and his reputation for softness see alpha 124; and on his aulos music, M.L. West, Ancient Greek Music (Oxford 1992) 354-5.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

α124ἈγάθωνAgathonA proper name. He was a tragic poet; but he was slandered for effeminacy. Aristophanes [writes]: "Where is Agathon?" -- "He's gone and left me." -- "Where on earth is the wretch?" -- "At a banquet of the blessed." This…

Neighbouring entries

α123Ἀγαθῶν ἀγαθίδεςskeins of good things α124ἈγάθωνAgathon α125ἈγαθώνιοςAgathonios, Agathonius α126Ἀγαθοὶ δ' ἀριδάκρυες ἄνδρεςtearful men are good α127Ἀγακλειτόςcelebrated, very famous

Revision history7 revisions · last 27 Apr 2024

27 Apr 2024tweaked link — Catharine Roth
29 Jul 2014updated a ref — David Whitehead
22 Dec 2011Revised — David Whitehead
22 Dec 2011tweaks — David Whitehead
18 Sep 2006cross-reference, italics, keyword — Catharine Roth
17 Sep 2002augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
25 Apr 2002added link — Catharine Roth
10 Feb 2001Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἀγαθώνιος (Adler number alpha 125), trans. David Whitehead, 10 Feb 2001. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/125

Translation by David Whitehead for Suda On Line, revised by Catharine Roth, David Whitehead, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗