Ὠρείθυια

Oreithuia

Translated by David Whitehead1 Jan 2004Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 16 words

Name of a Nereid. Homer: "Maira and Oreithuia and Amatheia of the lovely locks".¹ Boreas's beloved.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὠρείθυια· ὄνομα Νηρηΐδος. Ὅμηρος· Μαῖρα καὶ Ὠρείθυια ἐϋπλόκαμός τ' Ἀμάθεια. τοῦ Βορέου ἐρωμένη.

Betacode

*)wrei/quia: o)/noma *nhrhi/+dos. *(/omhros: *mai=ra kai\ *)wrei/quia e)u+plo/kamo/s t' *)ama/qeia. tou= *bore/ou e)rwme/nh.

Notes (2)

1Homer, Iliad 18.48 (web address 1). For Maera, see also mu 346. ↩
2For Boreas see beta 390. ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

μ346ΜαῖραMaira, MaeraA proper name.

Neighbouring entries

ω173ὨρεόςOreos ω174Ὦρεςwives ω175ὨρείθυιαOreithuia ω176ὨρείτηςOreitan ω177ὨρεῖονOreion, Horreum

Revision history3 revisions · last 22 Jul 2020

22 Jul 2020cross-reference — Catharine Roth
16 Jun 2004x-ref — David Whitehead
29 Mar 2004added link, set status — Catharine Roth
1 Jan 2004Translated — David Whitehead