Ἀγηνόριον
Agenorion, Agenor-shrine
Translated by Nathan Greenberg ✝19 Nov 1998Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Name of a place.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀγηνόριον· ὄνομα τόπου.
Betacode
*)aghno/rion: o)/noma to/pou.
Notes
- In Arrian, Anabasis 2.24.2: during Alexander the Great's siege of Tyre (332 BCE) the defenders attempt to rally at the Agenorion.
For Agenor cf. alpha 223. But NB Bosworth ad loc.: 'This supposed Shrine of Agenor is nowhere else attested, and it may be interpretatio Graeca, giving an established and familiar Greek name for an important Semitic sanctuary. Curt. iv.4.19 mentions Agenor as the founder of Tyre, and he had been solidly associated with Tyre in Greek mythology, figuring as the father of Europa, Cadmus, Cilix, and Phoenix [Author, Myth]'.
References
A.B. Bosworth, A Historical Commentary on Arrian's History of Alexander, i (Oxford 1980)
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Revision history3 revisions · last 1 Aug 2011
- Revised — David Whitehead
- modified/augmented my erroneous note; augmented keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added note and keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Nathan Greenberg ✝