Ἴακχος
Iakkhos, Iacchus
Translated by Catharine Roth6 Feb 2008Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] Dionysos at the breast. And a certain hero; and the song for him; and the day on which the feast for him [is held]. But some [say the word means] also a tumult.1
"The mystical Iacchus was heard at the naval battle of Persians and Greeks".2
So*)iakxos [comes] from [the verb] i)a/kxw ["I shout"].3
"And also the Iacchus was heard from the Areian plain, having hymns and songs sung to him".4
"The mystical Iacchus was heard at the naval battle of Persians and Greeks".2
So
"And also the Iacchus was heard from the Areian plain, having hymns and songs sung to him".4