Κυρσίλος
Kyrsilos, Cyrsilus
Translated by David Whitehead4 Dec 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
A proper name; [that of a man] whom [the] Athenians killed, because he was advising them to submit to [the] Persians.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κυρσίλος· ὄνομα κύριον· ὃν Ἀθηναῖοι κατέλευσαν, διότι ὑπακούειν Πέρσαις προὐτρέπετο.
Betacode
*kursi/los: o)/noma ku/rion: o(\n *)aqhnai=oi kate/leusan, dio/ti u(pakou/ein *pe/rsais prou)tre/peto.
Notes
- A summary of Harpokration s.v. Kyrsilon, i.e. the accusative case of the name, as used in Demosthenes 18.204.
This Suda entry is out of alphabetical order in its present position, that of most of the manuscripts; the explanation may be that in an earlier stage of transmission the name was*kurqi/los .
If (as it is orthodox to assume) this is the episode described in Herodotus 9.5, this individual -- a member of the Athenian council in 480/79 -- was actually called Lykides (web address 1). Develin 64 suggests that "Kyrsilos" (via Demosthenes, in Cicero as well as here) is a derogatory nickname.
References
Robert Develin, Athenian Officials 684-321 BC (Cambridge 1989)
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history4 revisions · last 11 Jul 2011
- tweaks — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead