Μινύαι
Minyans
Translated by Catharine Roth21 Jul 2009Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μινύαι· οἱ Ἀργοναῦται. ἐν Ἐπιγράμμασι· σοὶ γέρας, Ἀλκείδα Μινυαμάχε, τοῦτο Φίλιππος δέρμα ταναιμύκου λευρὸν ἔθηκε βοός.
Betacode
*minu/ai: oi( *)argonau=tai. e)n *)epigra/mmasi: soi\ ge/ras, *)alkei/da *minuama/xe, tou=to *fi/lippos de/rma tanaimu/kou leuro\n e)/qhke boo/s.
Notes (3)
- 1cf. mu 1095. ↩
- 2Heracles: cf. alpha 1276. ↩
- 3Greek Anthology 6.116.1-2 (Samos), the dedication of a hide and horns to Heracles by Philip V; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 177), (vol. II, 510), and another extract from this epigram at alpha 4418. ↩
References
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge 1965)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge 1965)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge 1965)
Linked from2 entries
- α4418Αὐαίνεταιis wasting away[Meaning he/she/it] is drying out. For au)=oi [means those who are] dry. Also [sc. attested is the related noun] au(asmo/s, [meaning] dryness. The first [syllable] has a rough breathing. Aristophanes [writes]: "then the…
- μ1095ΜινύαςMinyasA proper name. And the [genitive] plural [is] *minuw=n ["of Minyans"].
Neighbouring entries
Revision history4 revisions · last 19 Mar 2022
- expanded n.3, added bibliography, added cross-reference — Ronald Allen
- tweaked note — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another x-ref — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth