Φόρκυν

Phorkys, Phorcys

Translated by David Whitehead21 Mar 2006Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 5 words
A name.1
"Harbour of Phorkys."2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Φόρκυν· ὄνομα. λιμὴν τοῦ Φόρκυνος.

Betacode
*fo/rkun: o)/noma. limh\n tou= *fo/rkunos.

Notes (2)

  1. 1Here in the accusative case, quoted from somewhere (perhaps Homer, Iliad 17.218 or 318 -- but for the best-known bearer of this name, the mythological father of the Graiai et al., see OCD(4) s.v. Phorcys). ↩
  2. 2cf. Homer, Odyssey 13.96. ↩

Neighbouring entries

φ597Φορίνηhideφ598ΦόρκηςPhorke's, of Phorkeφ599ΦόρκυνPhorkys, Phorcysφ600Φορμαρίαformariaφ601Φορμηδόνmat-style
Revision history4 revisions · last 7 Aug 2014
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. tweaks — David Whitehead
  3. another headword; expanded n.1 — David Whitehead
  4. typo, status — Catharine Roth
  5. Translated — David Whitehead

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