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Ἐφιάλτης · Ephialtes (ε 3909) · 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 ε3909

ε3905brought to light
ε3906impended
ε3907having exulted over [someone]
ε3908exulted over [someone]
ε3909Ephialtes
ε3910they send, they permit
ε3911craving
ε3912to give up, to let go
ε3913to Hieron

Suda/Ε epsilon/ε3909

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Ἐφιάλτης

Ephialtes

Translated by Catharine Roth8 Jun 2006Vetting: high4 revisions

daily life
definition
dreams
food
medicine
religion

1 note · 26 words

Translation

[The name of] the [demon] called by many Baboutzikarios.¹
The vapor which rises into the head, caused by overeating and indigestion, is called ephialtes by physicians.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐφιάλτης· ὁ λεγόμενος παρὰ πολλοῖς βαβουτζικάριος. ἡ εἰς τὴν κεφαλὴν ἀνατρέχουσα ἀναθυμίασις ἐξ ἀδηφαγίας καὶ ἀπεψίας παρὰ ἰατροῖς ἐφιάλτης λέγεται.

Betacode

*)efia/lths: o( lego/menos para\ polloi=s baboutzika/rios. h( ei)s th\n kefalh\n a)natre/xousa a)naqumi/asis e)c a)dhfagi/as kai\ a)peyi/as para\ i)atroi=s e)fia/lths le/getai.

Notes (1)

[1] cf. epsilon 2221, iota 765. Baboutzikarios is mentioned in the plural by Cyranides (c. 1/2 CE) and in the singular by Michael Psellus (post-Suda). Ps.Zonaras calls him/it Baboutzikares.
2(This additional material is lacking in mss AF.) cf. eta 433.

Linked from1 entry

ε2221ἘπιάλτηνnightmareHomer and Hesiod and the Attic [Greeks] [mean by epialtes] the demon [of that name], but with a phi [they spell the name of] the man Ephialtes. And [sc. note also] that which is called ague.

Neighbouring entries

ε3907Ἐφησθέντεςhaving exulted over [someone]ε3908Ἐφήσθηexulted over [someone]ε3909ἘφιάλτηςEphialtes ε3910Ἐφιᾶσιthey send, they permit ε3911Ἐφιέμενοιcraving

Revision history4 revisions · last 27 Mar 2018

27 Mar 2018Revised — Catharine Roth
27 Mar 2018expanded note — Catharine Roth
19 Nov 2012Revised — David Whitehead
9 Jun 2006tweaked tr; augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
8 Jun 2006Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἐφιάλτης (Adler number epsilon 3909), trans. Catharine Roth, 8 Jun 2006. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsilon/3909

Translation by Catharine Roth 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 ↗