Δορύξενος
spear-friend
Translated by Catharine Roth21 May 2005Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] a friend from among the enemy, one negotiating about ransom, if people are taken prisoner alive.1
Like Glaukos and Diomedes [Author, Myth].2
They used to call "spear-friends" also those who acquired guest-friend relationships in any manner. "Of such a man, with whom always our friendly hearth is shared." Or here [it is used] intensively, meaning [a hearth] friendly even to enemies.3
Like Glaukos and Diomedes [Author, Myth].2
They used to call "spear-friends" also those who acquired guest-friend relationships in any manner. "Of such a man, with whom always our friendly hearth is shared." Or here [it is used] intensively, meaning [a hearth] friendly even to enemies.3