Βρούτιδες

Broutides

Translated by William Hutton8 Oct 2002Vetting: high5 revisions

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[Meaning] women who are called this,¹ such as Sibyls and prophetesses. They used to call all god-possessed women Sibyls.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Βρούτιδες· γυναῖκες οὕτω καλούμεναι, οἱονεὶ Σίβυλλαι καὶ προφήτιδες. πάσας δὲ τὰς ἐνθουσιώσας Σιβύλλας ἐκάλουν.

Betacode

*brou/tides: gunai=kes ou(/tw kalou/menai, oi(onei\ *si/bullai kai\ profh/tides. pa/sas de\ ta\s e)nqousiw/sas *sibu/llas e)ka/loun.