Κηρυκίνας

heraldess

Translated by Catharine Roth2 Oct 2003Vetting: high5 revisions

3 notes · 36 words

[Meaning] a female [herald].¹
And Alexandrians used to call khru/kinai the women who went into the courtyards and apartment-houses to gather up the soiled cloths (which they called fula/kia²) and carry them away to the sea.³

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κηρύκαινα· θήλεια. καὶ Κηρυκίνας ἐκάλουν Ἀλεξανδρεῖς γυναῖκας, αἵτινες εἰς τὰς αὐλὰς παριοῦσαι καὶ τὰς συνοικίας, ἐφ' ᾧτε συναγείρειν τὰ μιάσματα καὶ ἀποφέρειν εἰς θάλασσαν, ἅπερ ἐκάλουν φυλάκια.

Betacode

*khru/kaina: qh/leia. kai\ *khruki/nas e)ka/loun *)alecandrei=s gunai=kas, ai(/tines ei)s ta\s au)la\s pariou=sai kai\ ta\s sunoiki/as, e)f' w(=|te sunagei/rein ta\ mia/smata kai\ a)pofe/rein ei)s qa/lassan, a(/per e)ka/loun fula/kia.

Notes (3)

1The primary headword is khru/kaina (erroneous in the electronic text), which occurs in Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae 713 (and the character herself at 834ff.). ↩
2On these menstrual cloths, see phi 823; cf. upsilon 166. ↩
3From Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 104 Zintzen; cf. Photius, Bibliotheca 338b25. ↩

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κ1548Κηρυκίνη ῥάβδοςherald's staff[Meaning] that of Hermes.

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κ1538Κηροφορεῖνto carry candles κ1539Κηρωτήcerate, wax-salve κ1540Κηρυκίναςheraldess κ1541ΚηρυκεύωI serve as a herald [for someone]κ1542ΚήρυκεςKerykes, Heralds

Revision history5 revisions · last 1 May 2016

1 May 2016coding — David Whitehead
23 Feb 2013tweaked note — Catharine Roth
22 Feb 2013more keywords — David Whitehead
2 Oct 2003added note and keyword — David Whitehead
2 Oct 2003augmented note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
2 Oct 2003Translated — Catharine Roth

Translation

Greek original · Adler’s text

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