Μελίβοιαν

Meliboia, Meliboea

Translated by David Whitehead12 Oct 2003Vetting: high5 revisions

4 words

The city of Olizon.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μελίβοιαν· τὴν Ὀλιζῶνα πόλιν.

Betacode

*meli/boian: th\n *)olizw=na po/lin.

Notes

This entry converts into a headword-plus-gloss (in the accusative case) what is actually -- in Homer, Iliad 2.717 (web address 1) -- two places: Philoctetes (phi 383) commands the men from 'Meloboia and rugged Olizon'. For the latter cf. omicron 167.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

μ499Μέλιhoney μ500Μελίαmanna ash μ501ΜελίβοιανMeliboia, Meliboea μ502ΜελίβοιοςMeliboeus, Meliboios μ503Μελίδειον κηρίονMelidean honeycomb

Revision history5 revisions · last 19 May 2013

19 May 2013upgraded link — Catharine Roth
15 May 2013Revised — David Whitehead
11 Jul 2008augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
14 Oct 2003added x-ref — David Whitehead
13 Oct 2003added link — Catharine Roth
12 Oct 2003Translated — David Whitehead