Μύλακες
millstones
Translated by David Whitehead31 Jul 2009Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μύλακες· μυλώδεις λίθοι. ἡ εὐθεῖα Μύλαξ. μύλην δὲ χρυσῆν εἶχεν ὁ βασιλεύς, ἀφ' ἧς ἐσιτεῖτο.
Betacode
*mu/lakes: mulw/deis li/qoi. h( eu)qei=a *mu/lac. mu/lhn de\ xrush=n ei)=xen o( basileu/s, a)f' h(=s e)sitei=to.
Notes (2)
- 1(Or: like millstones; in the Greek the terminology in this area overlaps more than can readily be conveyed in translation.) Likewise or similarly in other lexica (see the references at Photius mu590 Theodoridis), and cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 12.161 (where
mula/kessi occurs). ↩ - 2Quotation (and individual) unidentifiable; cf. generally mu 1408. ↩
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Revision history4 revisions · last 29 Sep 2020
- cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- typo — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead