Φαεσίμβροτος
shining on mortals
Translated by Catharine Roth5 Nov 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
As [one] bringing light to mankind.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Φαεσίμβροτος· ὡς φέρουσα φῶς τοῖς ἀνθρώποις.
Betacode
*faesi/mbrotos: w(s fe/rousa fw=s toi=s a)nqrw/pois.
Notes
- Epic epithet -- here, as the gloss shows, feminine -- for dawn, the sun, etc. The entry comes from a scholion on Homer, Iliad 24.785, where the epithet is applied to dawn (text at web address 1). Likewise or similarly in other lexica.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history5 revisions · last 3 Dec 2013
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- upgraded one link, removed the other — Catharine Roth
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth