Ἄγγαρος
angaros, courier
Translated by Gregory Hays16 Dec 2004Vetting: high9 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἄγγαρος· οὕτως ἐκάλουν οἱ Πέρσαι τοὺς βασιλέων ἀγγέλους. πέμπει τῶν πιστοτάτων ἄγγαρον παρὰ τὸν Βαβυλώνιον διὰ Παρσώνδην τὸν ἄριστον.
Betacode
*)/aggaros: ou(/tws e)ka/loun oi( *pe/rsai tou\s basile/wn a)gge/lous. pe/mpei tw=n pistota/twn a)/ggaron para\ to\n *babulw/nion dia\ *parsw/ndhn to\n a)/riston.
Notes (2)
- See also alpha 162, alpha 163, and alpha 165.↩
- 1cf. Etymologicum Magnum 7.24. ↩
- 2Nicolaus of Damascus FGrH 90 F4 (vol. IIA p. 333), with an explanatory gloss drawn from the context of the quotation; cf. pi 731. [Additional note contributed by Jan Stronk. The context of this situation is as follows: there were two rivals, Nanaros and Parsondes. The latter wanted the position of the former, because he thought Nanaros too effeminate. Nanaros heard of Parsondes' schemes and, with the help of some merchants, captured him. Nanaros then ordered one of his eunuchs to dress Parsondes as a woman, teach him to sing and dance like a woman etc. Parsondes' ordeal continued for 7 years, until he succeeded in warning the king, his friend. The king sent a messenger, the
a)/ggaros , to Nanaros to demand Parsondes' release.]
Linked from3 entries
- α162Ἀγγαρείαcompulsory labour, corveeSurely "of pack mules". Also [sc. attested is] a)/ggaros: [meaning] labourer, servant, porter; whence we speak of a)ggarei/a [to describe] involuntary compulsion and service brought about by force.
- α163Ἄγγαροςa)/ggarosand a)ggarei/a, public and compulsory servitude. "For just as to him eating seemed to be a mere distraction, with nature as it were putting him into compulsory servitude [a)ggareuome/nhs] when it came to food."
- α165Ἄγγαροιmessengers[Meaning] those who carry letters in relays. They are also [called] 'couriers' [a)sta/ndai]. The words [are] Persian. Aeschylus in Agamemnon [writes]: "beacon sent beacon hither with relaying fire." The word is also…
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