Νυμφίος
Nymphios, Nymphius
Translated by David Whitehead20 Oct 2005Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νυμφίος· ὄνομα ποταμοῦ. Πισίδης· καὶ τὸν μέγιστον ἐκπεράσας Νυμφίον, ὅστις Τίγριδος ταῖς ῥοαῖς ἐπιρρέων ἀποστερεῖται τοῦ καλεῖσθαι Νυμφίος.
Betacode
*numfi/os: o)/noma potamou=. *pisi/dhs: kai\ to\n me/giston e)kpera/sas *numfi/on, o(/stis *ti/gridos tai=s r(oai=s e)pirre/wn a)posterei=tai tou= kalei=sqai *numfi/os.
Notes (2)
- 1a.k.a. Parthenias. In Armenia; Barrington Atlas map 89 grid D3. ↩
- 2George of Pisidia, Heraclias 3 fr. 15 Tartaglia. Tartaglia notes (229, n. 88) that the Pisidian's fragments 15-16 concern the Roman emperor's fording of the Nymphius and Euphrates Rivers during his advance through Persian-held Anatolia in 625; cf. epsilon 55 note. For Tigris see under tau 559. ↩
References
L. Tartaglia, ed., Carmi di Giorgio di Pisidia, (Torino 1998)
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Revision history5 revisions · last 13 Nov 2025
- expanded n.2; added bibliography, cross-reference, and keywords — Ronald Allen
- tweaked reference — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- x-ref — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead