Περσεῖδαι

Perseids

Translated by David Whitehead29 Feb 2004Vetting: high3 revisions

5 words

[Meaning those descended] from Perseus.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Περσεῖδαι· ἀπὸ Περσέως.

Betacode

*persei=dai: a)po\ *perse/ws.

Notes

Specifically, kings of Persia: see (e.g.) Herodotus 1.125.3; Xenophon, Cyropaedia 1.2.1 (kappa 2777). For Perseus see pi 1372.
Comparable entry, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon.

Linked from1 entry

κ2777ΚῦροςKyros, Cyrus, Kurash[Cyrus] the king is said to be the son of Cambyses the king of the Persians. This Cambyses [was] of the family of the Perseids, and the Perseids are named from Perseus; his mother was Mandane. Mandane was the daughter…

Neighbouring entries

π1372ΠερσεύςPerseus π1373ΠερσεφόνηPersephone π1374ΠερσεῖδαιPerseids π1375ΠέρσηςPerses π1376ΠερσικαίPersics

Revision history3 revisions · last 21 Jun 2016

21 Jun 2016expanded note — David Whitehead
11 Jun 2004another keyword — David Whitehead
11 Jun 2004set status — Catharine Roth
29 Feb 2004Translated — David Whitehead