Κῆυξ
tern, sea-swallow; Keux, Ceyx
Translated by Nick Nicholas20 Nov 2008Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κῆυξ· εἶδος ἱέρακος. σημαίνει δὲ καὶ ὄνομα κύριον.
Betacode
*kh=uc: ei)=dos i(e/rakos. shmai/nei de\ kai\ o)/noma ku/rion.
Notes (2)
- 1LSJ considers
kh=uc a variant ofkh/c , which it defines as "a sea-bird, perh. the tern or sea-swallow". The particular form is post-classical, used in ps.-Apollodorus 1.52, Dionysius, Ixeuticon 2.18, Babrius 2.115, Philostratus the Elder 2.17.11, ps.-Lucian, Ocypus 113. Fori(e/rac "hawk," see iota 155. ↩ - 2Two characters in Greek mythology bore this name. (A) King of Thessaly and husband of Halcyone; they were transformed into halcyon birds because of their hybris in calling each other Zeus and Hera. (Mentioned in Hesiod, Shield 354, 472, 476; Hecataeus FGrH 1 F30; Callimachus, Aetia fr.75; Diodorus Siculus 4.36.5, 4.57.2; and the myth is detailed in ps.-Apollodorus 1.52.) (B) King of Trachis, who entertained Heracles after his marriage to Deianeira (ps.-Apollodorus 2.150, 153). ↩
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Revision history4 revisions · last 22 Feb 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- added cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- augmented n.2; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Nick Nicholas