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Διάσια · Diasia (δ 752) · Suda

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Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near δ752

δ748shaken
δ749to sift
δ750to weigh
δ751renowned
δ752Diasia
δ753(don't) chervilize
δ754I scatter
δ755they scatter
δ756items being furnished

Suda/Δ delta/δ752

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Διάσια

Diasia

Translated by William Hutton21 Oct 2003Vetting: high5 revisions

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2 notes · 34 words

Translation

A festival of Zeus the Kindly¹ at Athens↗; it is called 'Diasia' because they escaped [diafugei=n] troubles [a)/sai] with their prayers.²
And Aristophanes [writes]: "when I bought you a little cart at the Diasia."³

Greek original · Adler’s text

Διάσια· ἑορτὴ Ἀθήνησι Μειλιχίου Διός· προσαγορεύεται δὲ Διάσια, ἀπὸ τοῦ διαφυγεῖν αὐτοὺς εὐχαῖς τὰς ἄσας. καὶ Ἀριστοφάνης· ὅτ' ἐπριάμην σοι Διασίοις ἁμαξίδα.

Betacode

*dia/sia: e(orth\ *)aqh/nhsi *meilixi/ou *dio/s: prosagoreu/etai de\ *dia/sia, a)po\ tou= diafugei=n au)tou\s eu)xai=s ta\s a)/sas. kai\ *)aristofa/nhs: o(/t' e)pria/mhn soi *diasi/ois a(maci/da.

Notes (2)

[1] i.e. Zeus Meilichios (cf. generally mu 847). On this festival see Robert Parker in OCD(4) s.v. (p.446).
2This etymology is patently false, though a more correct one is difficult to specify. It is tempting to suppose that the name of the festival is related to that of Zeus himself (PIE *dyaus) or to the word di=os ('bright', 'divine'), but, as Chantraine (s.v.) asks, "mais comment?" ↩
3An approximation of Aristophanes, Clouds 864 (web address 1), the scholia to which is the source of this entry; quoted here from alpha 1488.

References

P. Chantraine, Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue grecque ed. 2. Paris 2009.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

α1488ἉμαξίςcartA type of flat-cake, which now we call a kopte. But Symmachus [sc. says that it is] also the miniature wagon. Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "when I bought you a hamaxis at the Diasia."

Neighbouring entries

δ750Διασηκῶσαιto weigh δ751Διάσημοςrenowned δ752ΔιάσιαDiasia δ753Διασκανδικίσεις(don't) chervilize δ754ΔιασχεδάζωI scatter

Revision history5 revisions · last 10 Sep 2016

10 Sep 2016tweaked note — Catharine Roth
26 Jul 2016tweaked bibliography — Catharine Roth
3 Aug 2014updated a ref — David Whitehead
2 Jul 2012more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
22 Oct 2003modified translation; augmented notes — David Whitehead
21 Oct 2003Translated — William Hutton

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Διάσια (Adler number delta 752), trans. William Hutton, 21 Oct 2003. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/752

Translation by William Hutton 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 ↗