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Ἀλθαία · Althaia, Althaea (α 1265) · Suda

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Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near α1265

α1261untimely-born
α1262mischief
α1263Alipheira, Aliphira
α1264to anoint with oil
α1265Althaia, Althaea
α1266healing
α1267Althainos, Althaenus
α1268Althephian
α1269Alkamenes, Alcamenes

Suda/Α alpha/α1265

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Ἀλθαία

Althaia, Althaea

Translated by Jennifer Benedict11 May 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

botany
definition
medicine
mythology
women

1 note · 10 words

Translation

A proper name.¹ But according to doctors a wild mallow.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀλθαία· ὄνομα κύριον. κατὰ δὲ ἰατροὺς ἀγρία μαλάχη.

Betacode

*)alqai/a: o)/noma ku/rion. kata\ de\ i)atrou\s a)gri/a mala/xh.

Notes (1)

[1] In mythology Althaea was the daughter of Thestius and mother of Meleager [Author, Myth]. See chiefly Apollonius, Library 1.8.1-3.
2L. Althaea officinalis; cf. epsilon 32.

Linked from1 entry

ε32Ἐβίσκοςebiskos, ebiscusAccording to doctors [this means] the mallow, the one also called althaea.

Neighbouring entries

α1263ἈλίφειραAlipheira, Aliphira α1264Ἀλιφῆναιto anoint with oil α1265ἈλθαίαAlthaia, Althaea α1266Ἀλθαίνονταhealing α1267ἌλθαινοςAlthainos, Althaenus

Revision history5 revisions · last 2 Aug 2011

2 Aug 2011cosmetics — David Whitehead
13 May 2003added x-ref — David Whitehead
31 Jan 2001added note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
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11 May 2000Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἀλθαία (Adler number alpha 1265), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 11 May 2000. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/1265

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