Αἰτναῖον πῦρ
Etnaean fire
Translated by David Whitehead22 Oct 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the Sicilian fire, [coming] our of the mountain called Etna. Also [sc. attested is the participle] 'Etna-izing'.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Αἰτναῖον πῦρ· τὸ Σικελικὸν πῦρ, ἐκ τοῦ ὄρους τοῦ λεγομένου Αἴτνη. καὶ αἰτνίζοντος.
Betacode
*ai)tnai=on pu=r: to\ *sikeliko\n pu=r, e)k tou= o)/rous tou= legome/nou *ai)/tnh. kai\ ai)tni/zontos.
Notes (1)
- Same entry in other lexica (but see below).↩
On Sicilian Etna (Aetna), the highest active volcano in Europe, cf. already alphaiota 373; further alphaiota 375 and alphaiota 376; and see generally OCD(4) pp.30-31.- 1So the transmitted text, as punctuated by Adler, i.e. present participle, masculine/neuter genitive singular, of a verb
ai)tni/zw . But it seems preferable to follow Reizenstein and now Theodoridis, on Photius s.v., and reada)tmi/zontos as part of the preceding phrase ("coming out ... and smoking"). - 1So the transmitted text, as punctuated by Adler, i.e. present participle, masculine/neuter genitive singular, of a verb
Linked from4 entries
- α1671ἈμύκλαιshoesA sort of ornament, which Empedocles had on his feet. For he had a golden wreath on his head and bronze amyklai on his feet and Delphic fillets in his hands; and thus he went from city to city, wanting to hold his own…
- αι373Αἰτναία πῶλοςEtnaean filly[Meaning] a large [one]. "[A woman] mounted on an Etnaean filly".
- αι375ΑἴτνηAitne, Aetna, EtnaA mountain of Sicily.
- αι376Αἰτναῖος κάνθαροςEtnaean dung-beetle[Meaning] the big [kind]. [So called] because the mountain too [is] big. They say that Aristaios was the only Giant to survive; the fire of heaven did not reach him, nor did Etna harm him.
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Revision history6 revisions · last 1 Dec 2015
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded notes — David Whitehead
- added note and keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Revised — Catharine Roth
- cosmetics — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead