Ἀρήτη

Arete

Translated by Jennifer Benedict10 Jul 2001Vetting: high3 revisions

3 words

A proper name.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀρήτη· ὄνομα κύριον.

Betacode

*)arh/th: o)/noma ku/rion.

Notes

That of a woman. Its middle vowel would commonly be epsilon, but this eta-version is attested in Athens and elsewhere; and in fact the subject of the present entry is surely A. the daughter of the philospher Aristippos (and a philosopher herself); see under alpha 3908.

Linked from1 entry

α3908ἈρίστιπποςAristippus, AristipposSon of Aritades, from Cyrene, a philosopher, a pupil of Socrates; by whom the sect called Cyrenaic began. He was the first of the Socratics to take wages. He was on bad terms with Xenophon, and he was able to adapt…

Neighbouring entries

α3853Ἄρης τύραννοςAres despot; Ares tyrant α3854ἈρρήσιοςArresios, Arresius α3855ἈρήτηArete α3856ἈρήτιονAretion, Aretium α3857ἈρητῖνοιAretinoi, Aretini, Aretinians, Arretines

Revision history3 revisions · last 2 Aug 2011

2 Aug 2011Revised — David Whitehead
1 Aug 2001augmented note; added keyword — David Whitehead
11 Jul 2001added note and keywords — David Whitehead
10 Jul 2001Translated — Jennifer Benedict