Μεσῆϊς πηγή

Messeid spring

Translated by David Whitehead8 Jan 2009Vetting: high3 revisions

11 words

and [sc. also attested is the phrase] "of [the] Messeid land".

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μεσῆϊς πηγή· καὶ Μεσήϊδος γῆς.

Betacode

*mesh=i+s phgh/: kai\ *mesh/i+dos gh=s.

Notes

In Homer, Iliad 6.457, Hector imagines a captive Andromache 'carrying water of Messeis or Hypereie' (web address 1). The -ss- spelling is also used by Strabo (9.5.6) and Pausanias (3.20.1).

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

μ654Μεσεγγυοῦνταιthey deposit with a third party μ655Μεσηγύςbetwixt μ656Μεσῆϊς πηγήMesseid spring μ657Μεσῆλιξmiddle-aged μ658ΜεσημβρίζωI pass the noon

Revision history3 revisions · last 16 May 2013

16 May 2013Revised — David Whitehead
15 Jan 2009tweak — David Whitehead
14 Jan 2009added link, set status — Catharine Roth
8 Jan 2009Translated — David Whitehead