Πυρὸς μένος
fire's might
Translated by David Whitehead22 Feb 2004Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] fire [described] in a roundabout way.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πυρὸς μένος· πῦρ περιφραστικῶς.
Betacode
*puro\s me/nos: pu=r perifrastikw=s.
Notes
- Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius pi1569, where Theodoridis identifies the headword phrase as quoted from Homer, Iliad 23.177; cf. the scholia there, and to 6.182, where it also occurs. See also e.g. Aristophanes, Acharnians 665.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 25 May 2016
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- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead