Κρησφύγετα
places of refuge
Translated by Catharine Roth23 Jan 2001Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] narrow places [sc. providing shelter] against storms, and strongholds, and a place of refuge. Some say that the Cretans ruling the sea along with King Minos1 fled from the islanders into certain caves. Hence those places were called *krhsfu/geta ("Cretan refuges").
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κρησφύγετα· τὰ πρὸς τοὺς χειμῶνας στενά, καὶ ὀχυρώματα, καὶ καταφυγή. οἱ δέ φασιν, ὅτι Κρηταιεῖς τοὺς νησιώτας ἅμα Μίνῳ τῷ βασιλεῖ θαλασσοκρατοῦντες ἔφυγον εἰς σπήλαιά τινα. ὅθεν ἐκεῖνα ὠνομάσθησαν κρησφύγετα.
Betacode
*krhsfu/geta: ta\ pro\s tou\s xeimw=nas stena/, kai\ o)xurw/mata, kai\ katafugh/. oi( de/ fasin, o(/ti *krhtaiei=s tou\s nhsiw/tas a(/ma *mi/nw| tw=| basilei= qalassokratou=ntes e)/fugon ei)s sph/laia/ tina. o(/qen e)kei=na w)noma/sqhsan krhsfu/geta.
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External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history7 revisions · last 3 Feb 2020
- tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
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- augmented notes; added keywords — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth