Λύκος

Lykos, Lycus

Translated by David Whitehead12 Sep 2001Vetting: high5 revisions

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[Lykos,] also [known as] Boutheras, of Rhegion,¹ historian, father of Lykophron the tragedian,² lived under the Successors [sc. of Alexander the Great] and was plotted against by Demetrios of Phaleron.³ This man wrote a history of Libya, and about Sicily.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Λύκος, ὁ καὶ Βουθήρας, Ῥηγῖνος, ἱστορικός, πατὴρ Λυκόφρονος τοῦ τραγικοῦ, ἐπὶ τῶν διαδόχων γεγονὼς καὶ ἐπιβουλευθεὶς ὑπὸ Δημητρίου τοῦ Φαληρέως. οὗτος ἔγραψεν ἱστορίαν Λιβύης, καὶ περὶ Σικελίας.

Betacode

*lu/kos, o( kai\ *bouqh/ras, *(rhgi=nos, i(storiko/s, path\r *luko/fronos tou= tragikou=, e)pi\ tw=n diado/xwn gegonw\s kai\ e)pibouleuqei\s u(po\ *dhmhtri/ou tou= *falhre/ws. ou(=tos e)/grayen i(stori/an *libu/hs, kai\ peri\ *sikeli/as.

Notes (3)

Latter part of C4 (into early C3) BCE. See generally OCD(4) p.872, under "Lycus(2)"; FGrH 570.
1In S. Italy. ↩
2Adoptive father, in fact; see lambda 827. ↩
3Demetrius 47 SOD. See generally delta 429. ↩

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λ827ΛυκόφρωνLykophron, Lycophronof Chalcis in Euboea; son of Socles, and by adoption of Lycus of Rhegium. Grammarian and tragic poet; he is one of the seven who are named the Pleiad. His tragedies are: Aeolus; Andromeda; Aletes; Aeolides; Elephenor;…

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λ812Λυκόποδεςwolf-feet, white-feet λ813Λυκορραίστηςwolf-worrier λ814ΛύκοςLykos, Lycus λ815Λύκος ἀετὸν φεύγειa wolf is fleeing an eagle λ816Λύκος ἔχανενa wolf gaped

Revision history5 revisions · last 5 Aug 2014

5 Aug 2014Revised — David Whitehead
23 Apr 2013Revised — David Whitehead
2 Sep 2008Revised — David Mirhady
24 Nov 2003another keyword — David Whitehead
23 Nov 2003set status — Catharine Roth
12 Sep 2001Translated — David Whitehead

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