Adler μ 101Μάλεος Maleos, Maleus
Translated by David Whitehead · 16 Nov 2001 · · 3 revisions
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1 note · 41 words Translation A proper name.
Phaistos↗ , a city of Crete.
Homer [says]: "into
Phaistos↗ , [where only] a small rock keeps away a great wave."
1 For a certain Maleos brought this rock and dedicated it to Poseidon, to prevent the waves crashing against
Phaistos↗ .
Greek original · Adler’s text Μάλεος· ὄνομα κύριον. Φαιστός, πόλις Κρήτης. Ὅμηρος· ἐς Φαιστόν· μικρὸς δὲ λίθος μέγα κῦμ' ἀποέργει. Μάλεος γάρ τις τελέσας τὸν λίθον τοῦτον ἀνιέρωσε τῷ Ποσειδῶνι, πρὸς τὸ μὴ τὰ κύματα προσπελάζειν τῇ Φαιστῷ.
Betacode *ma/leos: o)/noma ku/rion. *faisto/s, po/lis *krh/ths. *(/omhros: e)s *faisto/n: mikro\s de\ li/qos me/ga ku=m' a)poe/rgei. *ma/leos ga/r tis tele/sas to\n li/qon tou=ton a)nie/rwse tw=| *poseidw=ni, pro\s to\ mh\ ta\ ku/mata prospela/zein th=| *faistw=|. Copy Greek Notes (1) This is a quotation of the entry on Phaistos↗ , phi 182 , q.v. Hence the odd occurrence of the place name Phaistos↗ , the headword of that entry, as if referring to the man Maleos. 1 Homer , Odyssey 3.296.↩ Revision history 3 revisions · last 29 Apr 2013 29 Apr 2013 Revised — David Whitehead 26 Nov 2002 Revised — Catharine Roth 26 Nov 2002 Slight expansion of note — Robert Dyer 16 Nov 2001 Translated — David Whitehead
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