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Ἠετίων · Eetion (η 131) · 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 η131

η127misty
η128furrows of mist
η129darkness-walking
η130they were going
η131Eetion
η132Eetioneia, Eetionia
η133was coming, was going
η134was attaching, was hanging, was raising
η135I was going

Suda/Η eta/η131

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Ἠετίων

Eetion

Translated by David Whitehead1 Aug 2005Vetting: high7 revisions

biography
definition
epic
geography
historiography
history
+2
- mythology
- women

3 words

Translation

A proper name.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἠετίων· ὄνομα κύριον.

Betacode

*)heti/wn: o)/noma ku/rion.

Notes

That of figures in Greek mythology (king of Thebe, in the Troad; father of Andromache, father-in-law of Hector; OCD(4) s.v.; Perseus Encyclopedia entry at web address 1) and early Greek history (father of Kypselos, tyrant of Corinth; Herodotus 5.92, etc.); see also under eta 132.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

η132ἨετιώνειαEetioneia, EetioniaThe other headland of the Peiraieus used to be so called, after Eetion, the man who gained possession of the land. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] 'Eetionian lifestyle', [meaning] that of Eetion.

Neighbouring entries

η129Ἠεροφοῖτιςdarkness-walking η130Ἤεσανthey were going η131ἨετίωνEetion η132ἨετιώνειαEetioneia, Eetionia η133ᾜειwas coming, was going

Revision history7 revisions · last 22 Apr 2016

22 Apr 2016Revised — David Whitehead
22 Apr 2016Revised — David Whitehead
29 Jan 2016upgraded link — Catharine Roth
3 Aug 2014Revised — David Whitehead
6 Dec 2012Revised — David Whitehead
3 Aug 2005augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
2 Aug 2005added link, set status — Catharine Roth
1 Aug 2005Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἠετίων (Adler number eta 131), trans. David Whitehead, 1 Aug 2005. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/eta/131

Translation by David Whitehead for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, Catharine Roth, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗