Δήλιος
Delian
Translated by David Whitehead19 Oct 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δήλιος· ὁ ἀπὸ τῆς Δήλου. Δῆλος γὰρ ἡ νῆσος τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος.
Betacode
*dh/lios: o( a)po\ th=s *dh/lou. *dh=los ga\r h( nh=sos tou= *)apo/llwnos.
Notes
Linked from6 entries
- α455ᾌδεις ὥσπερ εἰς Δῆλον πλέωνyou sing as if sailing into DelosIn reference to someone carefree and enjoying himself.
- α2671ἈντικλείδηςAntikleides, Anticleides, AnticlidesThis man wrote a work on Homecomings. For when the Pythian god demanded the golden lamb and [Pelops] offered other treasures instead, the Pythia said, "Give me what I want; don't give me what I don't want."
- δ399ΔήλειαDeleia[Deleia] and [sc. also attested is] Delias.
- δ407ΔηλιασταίDeliasts[Meaning] the cult-envoys who went out [sc. from Athens] to Delos. So Lycurgus [sc. uses the word].
- ε365Ἑκάτης νήσουHekate's island, Hecate's islandOn the approach to Delos lies a certain islet, which some call Psamite. They say that it is called this because the goddess is honoured with psamita. A psamiton is a particular kind of cake.
- χ536Χροόςof skin[Meaning] of a body. And Homer [writes]: "and nothing at all of his skin showed." *xro/os is different, [when] meaning xrw/s [in the nominative]. Hence it has a low accent [on the last syllable]. But ei)/sato ["showed"]…
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Revision history6 revisions · last 21 Jan 2022
- added map reference — Ronald Allen
- tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — Catharine Roth
- added keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — David Whitehead