Γλυκύθυμος
sweet-spirited
Translated by Jennifer Benedict15 Jul 2002Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] tender-hearted.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Γλυκύθυμος· ἁπαλόψυχος.
Betacode
*gluku/qumos: a(palo/yuxos.
Notes
- Same or similar entry in other lexica. The headword is probably quoted here from Homer, Iliad 20.467.
Aristophanes uses the word in the sense "charming the mind" (Lysistrata 551, Clouds 705); cf. alpha 3072 = upsilon 443.