Νεάπολις

Neapolis, Napoli, Naples

Translated by David Whitehead21 Sep 2003Vetting: high5 revisions

2 notes · 21 words
A famous Italian city, in which a statue of the Siren Parthenope is situated.1 But [there are] many other Neapoleis too.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νεάπολις· πόλις Ἰταλικὴ διάσημος, ἐν ᾗ Παρθενόπις ἵδρυται Σειρῆνος ἄγαλμα. πολλαὶ δὲ καὶ ἄλλαι Νεαπόλεις.

Betacode
*nea/polis: po/lis *)italikh\ dia/shmos, e)n h(=| *parqeno/pis i(/drutai *seirh=nos a)/galma. pollai\ de\ kai\ a)/llai *neapo/leis.

Notes (2)

  1. The principal Greek city of Campania (kappa 290); founded initially c.600 BCE by settlers from nearby Cumae. See generally OCD(4) s.v. Neapolis.
  2. 1From Stephanus of Byzantium s.v. For the Sirens see generally sigma 280 and OCD(4) s.v. ↩
  3. 2Unsurprisingly, given the meaning of the name (New City). At least 18 others are known. ↩

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Revision history5 revisions · last 18 Oct 2020
  1. cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. Revised — David Whitehead
  4. augmented notes — David Whitehead
  5. set status — Catharine Roth
  6. Translated — David Whitehead

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