Ὀλόφυξος
Olophyxos, Olophyxus
Translated by David Whitehead12 Dec 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀλόφυξος· Θρᾳκία πόλις περὶ Ἄθων, ἧς πολίτης Ἡρόδοτος Ὀλοφύξιος περὶ Νυμφῶν ὥς φασι γράψαι καὶ ἱερῶν.
Betacode
*)olo/fucos: *qra|ki/a po/lis peri\ *)/aqwn, h(=s poli/ths *(hro/dotos *)olofu/cios peri\ *numfw=n w(/s fasi gra/yai kai\ i(erw=n.
Notes (3)
- On the easternmost of the three promontories of Chalkidike (alpha 745, alpha 749); cf. Barrington Atlas map 51 grid C4.
- 1Reading the participle
gra/yas (as in Stephanus of Byzantium s.v.) for the transmitted infinitivegra/yai . ↩ - 2"Gods" in Steph. Byz. ↩
- 3Even with emendation (see the preceding notes), the gloss is unintelligible as it stands, both here and in its immediate source, Steph. Byz. [Herodotus, as transmitted, uses the toponym itself (7.22.3) but never the ethnikon.] ↩
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Revision history5 revisions · last 5 Jan 2021
- added map reference to primary note — Ronald Allen
- cross-references — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
- added keyword, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead