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Ἡρακλείη βίη · Herakleian strength, Heraclean strength (η 474) · Suda

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η470Herakles!, Heracles!
η471Herakleitos, Heraclitus
η472Herakleitos, Heraclitus
η473Herakleitian discourse, Heraclitian discourse
η474Herakleian strength, Heraclean strength
η475Herakles, Heracles, Hercules
η476Herakles, Heracles, Hercules
η477Herakles is being entertained, Heracles is being entertained
η478keeper

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Ἡρακλείη βίη

Herakleian strength, Heraclean strength

Translated by David Whitehead24 Nov 2000Vetting: high4 revisions

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Translation

[Meaning that] of Herakles/Heracles.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἡρακλείη βίη· τοῦ Ἡρακλέους.

Betacode

*(hraklei/h bi/h: tou= *(hrakle/ous.

Notes

A periphrasis for Heracles himself, and referring specifically to his powers of procreation. First in Homer, Iliad 2.658 and 666.

Linked from1 entry

η475ἩρακλῆςHerakles, Heracles, HerculesAlcmene's son. They give an account of him as a philosopher and they depict him wearing the skin of a lion, carrying a cudgel, and possessing three apples; which are the three apples the mythology says he took when he…

Neighbouring entries

η472ἩράκλειτοςHerakleitos, Heraclitus η473Ἡρακλείτειος λόγοςHerakleitian discourse, Heraclitian discourse η474Ἡρακλείη βίηHerakleian strength, Heraclean strength η475ἩρακλῆςHerakles, Heracles, Hercules η476ἩρακλῆςHerakles, Heracles, Hercules

Revision history4 revisions · last 23 Apr 2016

23 Apr 2016Revised — David Whitehead
19 Dec 2012Revised — David Whitehead
19 Oct 2003augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
23 Jun 2003added note and keywords — Catharine Roth
24 Nov 2000Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἡρακλείη βίη (Adler number eta 474), trans. David Whitehead, 24 Nov 2000. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/eta/474

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 ↗