Νηλεύς

Neleus

Translated by David Whitehead16 Apr 2003Vetting: high5 revisions

2 words

Proper name.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νηλεύς· ὄνομα κύριον.

Betacode

*nhleu/s: o)/noma ku/rion.

Notes

Mythological (later cult) figure, in Homer and elsewhere; father of Nestor (cf. nu 259), founder of Messenia. See generally OCD(4) s.v. and Perseus Encyclopedia at web address 1.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from2 entries

ν288ΝείλεωςNeileos, NeileusA proper name; [the one] which [is] also Neileus in common dialect or Neileus in Aeolic. A colony of his is reported [to have gone] into Asia. From, they say, the [word] ne/os ['new'] and the word lew/s ['people'] comes…
χ356ΧλωρίςChlorisA proper name.

Neighbouring entries

ν310Νηκτάswimming [things]ν311Νηλεῶςpitilessly ν312ΝηλεύςNeleus ν313Νηλήςpitiless, ruthless ν314Νηλίπουςbarefoot

Revision history5 revisions · last 29 Jan 2016

29 Jan 2016upgraded link — Catharine Roth
7 Aug 2014Revised — David Whitehead
28 Jul 2011Revised — David Whitehead
13 Jun 2004x-ref — David Whitehead
16 Apr 2003added link — Catharine Roth
16 Apr 2003Translated — David Whitehead