Ἄφιππα χωρία
horseless places, places impossible for horses, unsuited for cavalry
Translated by Jennifer Benedict4 Jun 2001Vetting: high12 revisions
Translation
[Meaning ones] in which it is not possible to ride a horse.1
"He turned away to difficult terrain, steep and unsuited for cavalry."2
Also [sc. attested is the the masculine nominative plural]a)/fippoi ["horseless"], [meaning] without horses. "They were very afraid because they were in a deserted place and especially because they were now horseless."3 Meaning on foot.4
"He turned away to difficult terrain, steep and unsuited for cavalry."2
Also [sc. attested is the the masculine nominative plural]