Αὐθιγενής
born here, native to this place
Translated by William Hutton24 Mar 2002Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Αὐθιγενής· αὐτόχθων, γνήσιος. Πέρσης εἰμὶ καὶ ἐκ πατέρων Πέρσης αὐθιγενής, ναὶ δέσποτα· πῦρ δὲ μιῆναι ἡμῖν τοῦ χαλεποῦ πικρότερον θανάτου.
Betacode
*au)qigenh/s: au)to/xqwn, gnh/sios. *pe/rshs ei)mi\ kai\ e)k pate/rwn *pe/rshs au)qigenh/s, nai\ de/spota: pu=r de\ mih=nai h(mi=n tou= xalepou= pikro/teron qana/tou.
Notes (2)
- 1Same or similar glossing in other lexica. ↩
- 2Greek Anthology 7.162.2-4 (Dioskorides/Dioscorides), a Persian slave asks his master for a burial respecting Zoroastrian beliefs; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 90) and (vol. II, 260-261). The cult of fire is central to Zoroastrian devotional life; cf. Boyce (454). ↩
References
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge, 1965)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge, 1965)
M. Boyce, "On the Zoroastrian temple cult of fire", Journal of the American Oriental Society 95 (1975) 454-465
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge, 1965)
M. Boyce, "On the Zoroastrian temple cult of fire", Journal of the American Oriental Society 95 (1975) 454-465
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Revision history5 revisions · last 30 Nov 2021
- expanded n.2, added bibliography — Ronald Allen
- another keyword — Catharine Roth
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- another note; more keywords; tweaking — David Whitehead
- added note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — William Hutton