Μετάτροπος αὔρα
veering wind
Translated by David Whitehead11 Jun 2009Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
Meaning one which has changed.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μετάτροπος αὔρα· ἀντὶ τοῦ ἡ μεταβληθεῖσα.
Betacode
*meta/tropos au)/ra: a)nti\ tou= h( metablhqei=sa.
Notes
- From the scholia to Aristophanes, Peace 944-5, where the headword phrase occurs ("veering wind of war"): web address 1. Cf. Euripides, Electra 1147, where the phrase occurs in the plural (web address 2). Both instances -- the Aristophanes one is the earlier -- are in lyric passages.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history2 revisions · last 12 Jun 2009
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- expanded note, added links and keywords, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead