Ἀγχιάλεια
Anchialeia
Translated by Anne Mahoney27 Mar 1999Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
A city.1
Also [sc. attested is the related adjective]a)gxi/alos ["coastal"], [meaning] the one2 near the sea.
Not all 'coastal' cities are surrounded by sea. For example, Alexandria is coastal but not surrounded by sea, whereas islands are both coastal and surrounded by sea. Sophocles [writes]: "son of Telamon and child of sea-girt Salamis".3
And elsewhere: "a famous tomb holds godlike Homer on a coastal cliff."3
Also [sc. attested is the related adjective]
Not all 'coastal' cities are surrounded by sea. For example, Alexandria is coastal but not surrounded by sea, whereas islands are both coastal and surrounded by sea. Sophocles [writes]: "son of Telamon and child of sea-girt Salamis".3
And elsewhere: "a famous tomb holds godlike Homer on a coastal cliff."3