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Ἰάμβη · Iambe (ι 24) · Suda

Letters

Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near ι24

ι20iallos
ι21I put forth
ι22medicine, remedy
ι23iambic speech
ι24Iambe
ι25I iambize, I lampoon
ι26Iamblichus, Iamblichos
ι27Iamblichus, Iamblichos
ι28Iambres, Jambres

Suda/Ι iota/ι24

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Ἰάμβη

Iambe

Translated by David Whitehead16 Dec 2003Vetting: high6 revisions

aetiology
biography
definition
mythology
poetry
religion
+1
- women

3 words

Translation

A proper name.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἰάμβη· ὄνομα κύριον.

Betacode

*)ia/mbh: o)/noma ku/rion.

Notes

That of an old woman in Athenian mythology (Homeric Hymn to Demeter 195, web address 1; Apollodorus 1.5, web address 2); in making Demeter smile she established the tradition of women's jokes at the Thesmophoria.

References

H.W. Parke, Festivals of the Athenians (London and Ithaca NY 1977) 86-87.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

ι22Ἴαμαmedicine, remedy ι23Ἰαμβεῖον Ἰάμβιονiambic speech ι24ἸάμβηIambe ι25Ἰαμβίζω ἸαμβίζωI iambize, I lampoon ι26ἸάμβλιχοςIamblichus, Iamblichos

Revision history6 revisions · last 25 Dec 2018

25 Dec 2018tweaked references — Catharine Roth
24 Jan 2013upgraded links — Catharine Roth
8 Jan 2013Revised — David Whitehead
31 Jul 2011Revised — David Whitehead
12 Apr 2004added bibliography — David Whitehead
10 Apr 2004added links, set status — Catharine Roth
16 Dec 2003Translated — David Whitehead

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἰάμβη (Adler number iota 24), trans. David Whitehead, 16 Dec 2003. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/iota/24

Translation by David Whitehead for Suda On Line, revised by Catharine Roth, David Whitehead, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗