Χειμὼν
winter
Translated by Ioannis Doukas26 Nov 2007Vetting: high9 revisions
Translation
[*xeimw/n , genitive] xeimw=nos .
Winter is the air above the earth that is frozen because of the departure of the sun.
Homer [says]: "they fled winter".1 [He is speaking] about the cranes.2 He is referring not to the winter-time situation, but to the wintry place, Thrace. For they do not leave because the winter has begun, but because it is expected.
Winter is the air above the earth that is frozen because of the departure of the sun.
Homer [says]: "they fled winter".1 [He is speaking] about the cranes.2 He is referring not to the winter-time situation, but to the wintry place, Thrace. For they do not leave because the winter has begun, but because it is expected.