Μάτρωνος
Matron's; of Matron
Translated by David Whitehead21 Nov 2002Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
A proper name.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μάτρωνος· ὄνομα κύριον.
Betacode
*ma/trwnos: o)/noma ku/rion.
Notes
- Here in the genitive case, evidently quoted from somewhere. Matron of Pitane (late C4 BCE) was a parodist; amongst his targets was the opening of the Odyssey ('Tell me, Muse, of the many nourishing dinners...'); cf. omicron 487. See generally OCD(4) s.v.
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