Ἐνοικέτις τῶν νήσων

she who inhabits the islands

Translated by David Whitehead18 May 2003Vetting: high4 revisions

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[Referring to] Aphrodite. For she was especially honoured in them.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐνοικέτις τῶν νήσων· ἡ Ἀφροδίτη. ἐξαιρέτως γὰρ ἐν αὐταῖς ἐτιμᾶτο.

Betacode

*)enoike/tis tw=n nh/swn: h( *)afrodi/th. e)caire/tws ga\r e)n au)tai=s e)tima=to.

The headword phrase is found only here. For Aphrodite see generally alpha 4651, alpha 4652, alpha 4653. Apart from her birth - and ongoing significance - in Cyprus (kappa 2738) it is unclear why she should be especially associated with 'the islands', except perhaps in her capacity as patroness of seafarers (Pausanias 2.34.11, etc.).