Νωνακρίνη

Nonakrine, Nonacrine

Translated by David Whitehead11 Dec 2003Vetting: high5 revisions

4 words

Translation

Callisto is [so] called.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νωνακρίνη· λέγεται ἡ Καλλιστώ.

Betacode
*nwnakri/nh: le/getai h( *kallistw/. 

Notes

  1. By Callimachus: frs.250 (lines 9-10) and 251 (line 15). The headword is an adjective -- here in the feminine, obviously -- meaning 'of Nonakris' (in northern Arcadia: nu 552).
    For Callisto, a mythical Arcadian princess or nymph, see generally OCD(4) s.v.

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Revision history5 revisions · last 7 Aug 2014
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. Revised — David Whitehead
  3. Revised — David Whitehead
  4. augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
  5. set status — Catharine Roth
  6. Translated — David Whitehead

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