Ἄναμμα
fireball, ignited mass
Translated by Jennifer Benedict13 May 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
"The fiery bodies and the other stars are nourished: the sun, which is a sluggish1 ignited mass, from the great sea; the moon from fresh waters, becoming compounded with air and being near the earth."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἄναμμα· τρέφεσθαι δὲ τὰ ἔμπυρα καὶ τὰ ἄλλα ἄστρα, τὸν μὲν ἥλιον ἐκ μεγάλης θαλάττης, νωθρὸν ὄντα ἄναμμα· τὴν δὲ σελήνην ἐκ ποτίμων ὑδάτων, ἀερομιγῆ τυγχάνουσαν καὶ πρόσγειον οὖσαν.
Betacode
*)/anamma: tre/fesqai de\ ta\ e)/mpura kai\ ta\ a)/lla a)/stra, to\n me\n h(/lion e)k mega/lhs qala/tths, nwqro\n o)/nta a)/namma: th\n de\ selh/nhn e)k poti/mwn u(da/twn, a)eromigh= tugxa/nousan kai\ pro/sgeion ou)=san.