Αἴλινον
mournful, plaintive
Translated by William Hutton21 Nov 2002Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
It is [used] equally to refer to a dirge and to refer to a hymn; [named] from Ailinos the [son] of Kalliope.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Αἴλινον· κοινῶς καὶ ἐπὶ θρήνου καὶ ἐπὶ ὕμνου ἐστίν· ἀπὸ Αἰλίνου τοῦ Καλλιόπης.