Ἀμβροσία
ambrosia
Translated by Jennifer Benedict30 Jul 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀμβροσία· ξηρὰ τροφή. ἀλλὰ τό γ' ἀμβροσίης καὶ νέκταρός ἐστιν ἀπορρώξ. νέκταρ δὲ τουτέστι νεόκταρ, τὸ νέους ποιοῦν τοὺς πίνοντας.
Betacode
*)ambrosi/a: chra\ trofh/. a)lla\ to/ g' a)mbrosi/hs kai\ ne/ktaro/s e)stin a)porrw/c. ne/ktar de\ toute/sti neo/ktar, to\ ne/ous poiou=n tou\s pi/nontas.
Notes (2)
- OCD(4) s.v. (p.69). LSJ entry at web address 2.↩
See also alpha 1538 and alpha 1539.- 1Homer, Odyssey 9.359 (web address 1). ↩
- 2Again at nu 144.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from3 entries
- α1538Ἀμβρόσιαιambrosial [locks][Meaning those] which no mortal can have. Homer [says]: "ambrosial locks rolled forward from the immortal head of the lord."
- α1539Ἀμβρόσιονambrosial[Meaning] divine or immortal or wondrous. Or undefiled, uncorrupted. "For the girl was some ambrosial child of Loves and Graces."
- α1540Ἄμβροταimmortal [things][Meaning] divine [ones], incorruptible/eternal [ones].
Neighbouring entries
Revision history5 revisions · last 30 Jul 2014
- updated a ref — David Whitehead
- betacode and other cosmetics — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — Catharine Roth
- added link — Catharine Roth
- added notes, bibliography, keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict