Λιπαροκρήδεμνος

bright-veiled

Translated by Nick Nicholas16 Jun 2009Vetting: high6 revisions

2 notes · 22 words

[Meaning] she who has a valuable veil.¹
"Bright-veiled Charis — if we may quote Homer — wrought you with her own hands."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Λιπαροκρήδεμνος· ἡ πολύτιμον κρήδεμνον ἔχουσα. ἡ λιπαροκρήδεμνος, ἵν' εἴπωμεν καθ' Ὅμηρον, χερσί σε ταῖς ἰδίαις ἐξεπόνησε Χάρις.

Betacode

*liparokrh/demnos: h( polu/timon krh/demnon e)/xousa. h( liparokrh/demnos, i(/n' ei)/pwmen kaq' *(/omhron, xersi/ se tai=s i)di/ais e)cepo/nhse *xa/ris.

Notes (2)

1Epithet used in Homer, Iliad 18.382 (referring to Charis: web address 1), and in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter. Similar entry in the Ambrosian Lexicon, according to Adler. ↩
2Greek Anthology 6.61.5-6 (Palladas). ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

κ2383Κρήδεμνονdiadem[Meaning a sc. woman's] headband, or headdress.

Neighbouring entries

λ583Λιπαρήςimportunate, persistent λ584Λιπαρίαperseverance, importuning λ585Λιπαροκρήδεμνοςbright-veiled λ586Λιπαρόςluxuriant, gleaming λ587Λιπαρῶςpersistently

Revision history6 revisions · last 3 Jun 2020

3 Jun 2020tweaked note — Catharine Roth
13 Apr 2015coding — Catharine Roth
21 Apr 2013Revised — David Whitehead
21 Apr 2013tweak — Catharine Roth
16 Jun 2009expanded note, upgraded link, raised status — Catharine Roth
16 Jun 2009more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
16 Jun 2009Translated — Nick Nicholas