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Διώνασσα · Dionassa (δ 1241) · Suda

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δ1237s/he took the oath
δ1238Dion, Dio
δ1239Dion, Dio
δ1240Dion, Dio
δ1241Dionassa
δ1242Dionaia, Dionaea
δ1243well-known
δ1244famous, renowned
δ1245urging-on goads

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Διώνασσα

Dionassa

Translated by David Whitehead27 Nov 2002Vetting: high4 revisions

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3 words

Translation

A proper name.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Διώνασσα· ὄνομα κύριον.

Betacode

*diw/nassa: o)/noma ku/rion.

Notes

Mother of the Spartan lawgiver Lycurgus (lambda 823, lambda 824): Plutarch, Life of Lycurgus 1.4, citing Dieuchidas of Megara (FGrH 485 F5); cf. scholia to Plato, Republic 599D, where L. is mentioned.

Neighbouring entries

δ1239ΔίωνDion, Dio δ1240ΔίωνDion, Dio δ1241ΔιώνασσαDionassa δ1242ΔιωναίαDionaia, Dionaea δ1243Διώνυμονwell-known

Revision history4 revisions · last 9 Sep 2016

9 Sep 2016coding — Catharine Roth
13 Jul 2012Revised — David Whitehead
29 Jun 2004Revised — David Whitehead
28 Nov 2002Revised — Catharine Roth
27 Nov 2002Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Διώνασσα (Adler number delta 1241), trans. David Whitehead, 27 Nov 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/1241

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