Ἤπυτον

Epyton

Translated by David Whitehead24 Nov 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

4 words

Translation

A mountain of Thrace.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἤπυτον· ὄρος Θρᾴκης.

Betacode
*)/hputon: o)/ros *qra/|khs. 

Notes

  1. According to other (fuller) lexica, the name is cognate with the verb h)pu/w (I call on, invoke: eta 442) and arose from a mythological episode where Proteus called on the gods from its summit.
    Unlocated.

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Revision history5 revisions · last 18 Dec 2012
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. augmented note, at the prompting of Nicholas Fincher — David Whitehead
  4. added note and keywords — David Whitehead
  5. Revised — Catharine Roth
  6. Translated — David Whitehead

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