Ναίεθος

Naiethos, Neaithos, Neaethus

Translated by David Whitehead31 Aug 2008Vetting: high7 revisions

2 notes · 37 words
Name of a river.1
[...] into [three or four illegible words] Nauaithos, which Lykophron mentions;2 named after the fact that a ship [nau=s] was set alight [cf. ai)qo/s, ai)qh/s] there by women prisoners, angry with their masters.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ναίεθος· ὄνομα ποταμοῦ. εἰς [....] Ναύαιθος, οὗ μέμνηται Λυκόφρων κληθέντα παρὰ τὸ ναῦς ἐκεῖ εἰς αὐτὸν καυθῆναι ὑπὸ γυναικῶν αἰχμαλώτων χόλῳ τῶν αὐτῶν δεσποτῶν.

Betacode
*nai/eqos: o)/noma potamou=. ei)s [....] *nau/aiqos, ou(= me/mnhtai *luko/frwn klhqe/nta para\ to\ nau=s e)kei= ei)s au)to\n kauqh=nai u(po\ gunaikw=n ai)xmalw/twn xo/lw| tw=n au)tw=n despotw=n.

Notes (2)

  1. 1North of Kroton (kappa 2481, kappa 2482), in the "sole" of Italy. ↩
  2. 2Lykophron, Alexandra 921. For this material cf. the scholia thereto, and Etymologicum Magnum 598.38-45. ↩

Neighbouring entries

ν91ΝαχώρNachor, Nahorν92Ναίyesν93ΝαίεθοςNaiethos, Neaithos, Neaethusν94Ναιετάουσινthey dwellν95Ναίειdwells
Revision history7 revisions · last 16 Oct 2020
  1. tweaks — Catharine Roth
  2. typo — David Whitehead
  3. coding — Catharine Roth
  4. Revised — David Whitehead
  5. Revised — David Whitehead
  6. tweaks — David Whitehead
  7. cosmeticule, status — Catharine Roth
  8. Translated — David Whitehead

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