Ἀξιός

Axios, Axius

Translated by Jennifer Benedict22 Nov 2000Vetting: high3 revisions

3 words

A proper name.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀξιός· ὄνομα κύριον.

Betacode

*)acio/s: o)/noma ku/rion.

Though the name is attested amongst historical persons (e.g. five in Athens: see vol.2 of the Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, s.v.), its inclusion here probably stems from the personified River Axios in Homer, Iliad 21.139ff.