Πτολεμαῖος
Ptolemaios, Ptolemaeus, Ptolemy
Translated by D. Graham J. Shipley3 Aug 2002Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πτολεμαῖος, Κυθήριος, ἐποποιός. οὗτος ἔγραψε περὶ ψαλακάνθης. ἐν τούτῳ δέ φησιν, ὅτι βοτάνη ἐστί, θαυμαστήν τινα δύναμιν ἔχουσα.
Betacode
*ptolemai=os, *kuqh/rios, e)popoio/s. ou(=tos e)/graye peri\ yalaka/nqhs. e)n tou/tw| de/ fhsin, o(/ti bota/nh e)sti/, qaumasth/n tina du/namin e)/xousa.
Notes (1)
- The psalakantha is simply 'a fabulous plant' in LSJ. It is also mentioned by the comic poet Eubulus (fr. 28 Kock, now 27 K.-A.), and in late lexica.
- 1The large island off the southern Peloponnese (kappa 2629). ↩
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Revision history4 revisions · last 30 Dec 2014
- updated a ref — David Whitehead
- more keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
- added note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added keywords — Catharine Roth
- Translated — D. Graham J. Shipley