Ἥλιος
sun
Translated by Catharine Roth26 Jul 2006Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[So called] from the genitive a(lo/s ["of salt"].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἥλιος· ἀπὸ τῆς ἁλὸς γενικῆς.
Betacode
*(/hlios: a)po\ th=s a(lo\s genikh=s.
Notes
- cf. alpha 1237 (and Etymologicum Magnum 426.50). The adjective
a(/lios "marine" is derived froma(/ls "salt," but the name of the sun is not.
See also eta 118, eta 235, eta 236, eta 239.