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Χρυσάορον · golden-bladed (χ 556) · Suda

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χ552skin
χ553golden
χ554golden-frontleted [ones]
χ555Khrusanthios, Chrysanthios, Chrysanthius
χ556golden-bladed
χ557gold-shining, shining like gold
χ558golden
χ559golden hand
χ560golden image

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Χρυσάορον

golden-bladed

Translated by Jennifer Benedict5 Apr 2008Vetting: high2 revisions

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4 words

Translation

[Meaning] golden-sworded, or golden-lyred.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Χρυσάορον· χρυσοφάσγανον, ἢ χρυσοκίθαρον.

Betacode

*xrusa/oron: xrusofa/sganon, h)\ xrusoki/qaron.

Notes

Likewise or similarly in other lexica, and cf. also the scholia to Homer, Iliad 15.256, where the headword, accusative singular, occurs as an epithet of Apollo (web address 1).

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

χ554Χρυσάμπυκαςgolden-frontleted [ones]χ555ΧρυσάνθιοςKhrusanthios, Chrysanthios, Chrysanthius χ556Χρυσάορονgolden-bladed χ557Χρυσαυγοῦνταgold-shining, shining like gold χ558Χρύσεοςgolden

Revision history2 revisions · last 14 Nov 2013

14 Nov 2013Revised — David Whitehead
6 Apr 2008tweaks and cosmetics; more keywords — David Whitehead
5 Apr 2008Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Χρυσάορον (Adler number chi 556), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 5 Apr 2008. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/chi/556

Translation by Jennifer Benedict for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗