Αὐτόχθονες
from their own soil, autochthonous
Translated by David Whitehead11 Oct 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Referring to] the Athenians; [sc. so called] either since they were the first to work the soil, that is the earth, when it was [still] fallow; or because of their not being immigrants. Arcadians and Aeginetans and Thebans, too, used to be called autochthones.1
Also [sc. attested is the singular]au)to/xqwn , [meaning someone] from the same city.2
Also [sc. attested is the singular]