Ἶρις

Iris

Translated by David Whitehead13 May 2001Vetting: high5 revisions

2 notes · 19 words

As a masculine a name of a river.¹ But as a feminine it signifies the messenger of the gods.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἶρις· ἀρσενικὸν ὄνομα ποταμοῦ. θηλυκὸν δὲ σημαίνει τὴν ἄγγελον τῶν θεῶν.

Betacode

*)=iris: a)rseniko\n o)/noma potamou=. qhluko\n de\ shmai/nei th\n a)/ggelon tw=n qew=n.