Κύδνος
Kydnos, Cydnus
Translated by David Whitehead30 Nov 2001Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κύδνος· ὄνομα ποταμοῦ. ποταμός τε αὐτοὺς διαρρεῖ [Κύδνος], ᾧ παρακάθηνται οἱ Ταρσεῖς, καθάπερ τῶν ὀρνίθων οἱ ὑγρότατοι, μεθύοντες τῷ ὕδατι.
Betacode
*ku/dnos: o)/noma potamou=. potamo/s te au)tou\s diarrei= [*ku/dnos], w(=| paraka/qhntai oi( *tarsei=s, kaqa/per tw=n o)rni/qwn oi( u(gro/tatoi, mequ/ontes tw=| u(/dati.
Notes (2)
- 1In Cilicia (Strabo 14.5.10, 11, 16; web address 1; etc.); the present-day Tarsos Cay, in S Turkey; cf. already kappa 2612. ↩
- 2From Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 1.7 (quoted in full at epsilon 3504). The Suda mss omit the name 'Kydnos', but editors supply it from Philostratus. ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from2 entries
- ε3504ΕὐθύδημοςEuthydemos, EuthydemusTeacher of Apollonius of Tyana, from Tarsus of Cilicia. "For Apollonius, advancing into the age for learning grammar, was showing strength in memory and fortitude in studying, and his language was Attic, and he was not…
- κ2612Κύδνιον ῥεῦμαKydnian current, Kydnian flow, Cydnian current, Cydnian flow[no gloss]
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Revision history6 revisions · last 2 May 2016
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded n.2 — David Whitehead
- more keywords — David Whitehead
- typo — David Whitehead
- augmented note 1 — David Whitehead
- Corrected spelling of headword; added link; set status — Elizabeth Vandiver
- Translated — David Whitehead