Μιλτοπάρῃαι νῆες
miltos-cheeked ships, red-cheeked ships
Translated by David Whitehead5 May 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] ones with dyed prows.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μιλτοπάρῃαι νῆες· βεβαμμένας ἔχουσαι τὰς πρώρας.
Betacode
*miltopa/rh|ai nh=es: bebamme/nas e)/xousai ta\s prw/ras.
Notes
References
Lionel Casson, Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World (Baltimore 1995)
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from4 entries
- κ2239Κωλιάδος κεραμῆεςclays of KoliasKolias [is] a place in Attica, where vessels are moulded. So he is saying: whichever [items] are borne on a wheel (he means the potter's wheel), that is, whichever [clays] are suitable for pottery-making, that of Kolias…
- κ2579Κυανέμβολοιblue-rammedThose [sc. warships] that have rams painted blue; just as those painted with ruddle are [called] ruddle-cheeked. Or [sc. the term refers to] those that cut the sea; for its water is blue.
- μ1069Μίλτιον βάμμαmiltos dye, red-ochre dye[no gloss]
- π584Παρειάcheek[Meaning] jaw. Also part of a ship.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 23 May 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- augmented headword, cosmetics, added link, set status — William Hutton
- Translated — David Whitehead