Παλτά
javelins
Translated by David Whitehead27 Jun 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] spears.1
"Cyrus mounted his horse and took the javelins in his hands."2
And Arrian [writes]: "they were throwing projectiles at those defending the wall: javelins in some cases, stones in others, arrows in others."3
"Having in his right hand a javelin about nine feet long, with a point at one end and a round knob made out of the wooden shaft itself at the other."4
"Cyrus mounted his horse and took the javelins in his hands."2
And Arrian [writes]: "they were throwing projectiles at those defending the wall: javelins in some cases, stones in others, arrows in others."3
"Having in his right hand a javelin about nine feet long, with a point at one end and a round knob made out of the wooden shaft itself at the other."4
Greek original · Adler’s text
Παλτά· τὰ δόρατα. ὁ δὲ Κῦρος ἀναβὰς ἐπὶ τὸν ἵππον τὰ παλτὰ ἐπὶ τὰς χεῖρας ἔλαβε. καὶ Ἀρριανός· ἐξηκόντιζον εἰς τοὺς προμαχομένους τοῦ τείχους, οἱ μὲν παλτά, οἱ δὲ λίθους, οἱ δὲ τοξεύματα. ἐν δὲ τῇ δεξιᾷ ἔχων παλτὸν ὡς ἑξάπηχυ, ἔμπροσθεν μὲν λόγχην ἔχον, ὄπισθεν δὲ αὐτοῦ τοῦ ξύλου σφαιροειδές.
Betacode
*palta/: ta\ do/rata. o( de\ *ku=ros a)naba\s e)pi\ to\n i(/ppon ta\ palta\ e)pi\ ta\s xei=ras e)/labe. kai\ *)arriano/s: e)chko/ntizon ei)s tou\s promaxome/nous tou= tei/xous, oi( me\n palta/, oi( de\ li/qous, oi( de\ toceu/mata. e)n de\ th=| decia=| e)/xwn palto\n w(s e(ca/phxu, e)/mprosqen me\n lo/gxhn e)/xon, o)/pisqen de\ au)tou= tou= cu/lou sfairoeide/s.
Notes (4)
- 1The headword literally means something brandished or thrown, and in contexts other than the ones given here can apply to any projectile; see LSJ s.v.
palto/s (web address 1). ↩ - 2Xenophon, Anabasis 1.8.3 (web address 2). ↩
- 3Arrian FGrH 156 F158, from the Parthica. ↩
- 4Xenophon, Anabasis 5.4.12 (web address 3). ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 3 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history4 revisions · last 13 Aug 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- added missing phrase to translation, cosmetics, links, keyword, set status — William Hutton
- Translated — David Whitehead