Λοφιή

crest, mane

Translated by David Whitehead2 Nov 2008Vetting: high2 revisions

2 words

[no gloss]

Greek original · Adler’s text

Λοφιή.

Betacode

*lofih/.

Notes

Epic/Ionic version of the word, as in e.g. Homer and Herodotus. Adler suggests that the entry originated in a comment on Homer, Odyssey 19.446, where the headword appears in the accusative, referring to the bristling back of a wild boar (see web address 1).

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

λ697Λοφεῖονcrest-case λ698Λοφεῖον Λόφιονcrest-case λ699Λοφιήcrest, mane λ700Λοφίαςfirst dorsal vertebra and the skin over it λ701Λοφνῆσιwith vine-barks

Revision history2 revisions · last 3 Nov 2008

3 Nov 2008another headword — David Whitehead
2 Nov 2008expanded note, added link, set status — Catharine Roth
2 Nov 2008Translated — David Whitehead