Κουροτρόφος γῆ
boy-nourishing earth
Translated by Catharine Roth19 Dec 2008Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
To her they say Erichthonius first offered sacrifice on the [sc. Athenian] acropolis and built an altar, giving thanks to the earth for nourishment; [they say] that he established the rule that those who sacrificed to any god should sacrifice first to her.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κουροτρόφος γῆ· ταύτῃ δὲ θῦσαί φασι πρῶτον Ἐριχθόνιον ἐν ἀκροπόλει καὶ βωμὸν ἱδρύσασθαι, χάριν ἀποδιδόντα τῇ γῇ τῶν τροφείων· καταστῆσαι δὲ νόμιμον τοὺς θύοντάς τινι θεῷ, ταύτῃ προθύειν.
Betacode
*kourotro/fos gh=: tau/th| de\ qu=sai/ fasi prw=ton *)erixqo/nion e)n a)kropo/lei kai\ bwmo\n i(dru/sasqai, xa/rin a)podido/nta th=| gh=| tw=n trofei/wn: katasth=sai de\ no/mimon tou\s qu/onta/s tini qew=|, tau/th| proqu/ein.
Notes
- Same entry in Photius (Lexicon kappa1035 Theodoridis; see the long note there). Adler suggests an attribution to Pausanias the Atticist (kappa40); perhaps ultimately from an Atthis, according to Jacoby.
For the adjective see already kappa 2192; and for Erichthonius see epsilon 3014.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 2 May 2016
- coding — David Whitehead
- coding — Catharine Roth
- expanded notes; more keywords — David Whitehead
- tweaks; another x-ref; more keywords — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth