Φαιστιῶνος

Phaistionos

Translated by David Whitehead17 Nov 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

2 words

A city.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Φαιστιῶνος· πόλις.

Betacode

*faistiw=nos: po/lis.

Notes

The headword, not otherwise attested, is presumably in the genitive case, and if so it has probably been mistakenly generated from *faisti/wn, the genitive plural of Phaistians -- citizens of the Cretan city Phaistos (phi 182) -- in (e.g.) Polybius 4.55.6.

Linked from1 entry

φ182ΦαιστόςPhaistos, PhaestusA city of Crete. Homer [says]: "into Phaistos, [where only] a small rock keeps away a great wave". For a certain Maleos brought this rock and dedicated it to Poseidon, to prevent the waves crashing against Phaistos.

Neighbouring entries

φ179Φαιόνgray, grey φ180Φαιόςgray, grey φ181ΦαιστιῶνοςPhaistionos φ182ΦαιστόςPhaistos, Phaestus φ183Φέβεταιis put to flight

Revision history3 revisions · last 22 Jan 2023

22 Jan 2023cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
5 Jan 2005expanded note — David Whitehead
17 Nov 2003upped status — Ross Scaife ✝
17 Nov 2003Translated — David Whitehead