Πάγον εὐτείχη

a hill well-walled

Translated by David Whitehead30 Dec 2003Vetting: high4 revisions

5 words

[Meaning] fortified on a mountain.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πάγον εὐτείχη· ἐν ὄρει τετειχισμένην.

Betacode

*pa/gon eu)tei/xh: e)n o)/rei teteixisme/nhn.

Notes

The headword phrase -- in the accusative case, and referring to Troy -- comes from Euripides, Andromache 1009 [1010 in some editions] (a choral passage: web address 1).
Same entry in other lexica; references at Photius pi9 Theodoridis.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

π16Πάγοιcrags[Meaning] the protrusions of rocks and of mountains. "Grottoes and a sacred hill of [the] Nymphs, together with the springs under a rock and the pine tree which is neighbour to waters."

Neighbouring entries

π13ΠαγκράτιοςPankratios, Pancratius π14Πάγκοινος λίμνηlake common to all, universal lake π15Πάγον εὐτείχηa hill well-walled π16Πάγοιcrags π17ΠαγχενῖτιςPanchenitis

Revision history4 revisions · last 8 Aug 2013

8 Aug 2013Revised — David Whitehead
3 Aug 2011expanded note; another keyword — David Whitehead
31 Dec 2003expanded note — David Whitehead
30 Dec 2003set status — Catharine Roth
30 Dec 2003Translated — David Whitehead