Κώκαλος

Kokalos, Cocalus

Translated by David Whitehead5 Sep 2001Vetting: high3 revisions

3 words

A proper name.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κώκαλος· ὄνομα κύριον.

Betacode

*kw/kalos: o)/noma ku/rion.

That of a mythological king of Sicily who took in Daedalus (cf. generally delta 107, delta 110) when he was being pursued by Minos; the daughters of Kokalos boiled Minos alive in a steam bath (Diodorus Siculus 4.77-79, etc.).