Νιφάτης

Niphates

Translated by David Whitehead22 Oct 2002Vetting: high5 revisions

2 notes · 10 words

A mountain in Armenia.¹ 'Foothill of Taurus, and rocky Niphates'.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νιφάτης· ὄρος Ἀρμενίας. Ταύρου πρυμνώρειαν, ἐϋσκόπελόν τε Νιφάτην.

Betacode

*nifa/ths: o)/ros *)armeni/as. *tau/rou prumnw/reian, e)u+sko/pelo/n te *nifa/thn.

1Mentioned in e.g. Strabo 11.12-14. ↩
2A line (fr.3 Didot = 7 Heitsch) from the late epic poet Pisander of Laranda, quoted by Stephanus of Byzantium (s.v.). For 'foothill' see pi 2990. ↩

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