Παλλαδίων χρυσουμένων
Palladia being gilded
Translated by David Whitehead9 Oct 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
On the prows of their triremes the Athenians used to set up certain wooden images to Athena, which they would attend to when about to set sail.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Παλλαδίων χρυσουμένων· ἐν ταῖς πρώραις τῶν τριήρων οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι ἀγάλματά τινα ξύλινα τῇ Ἀθηνᾷ καθίδρυον, ὧν ἐπεμελοῦντο μέλλοντες πλεῖν.
Betacode
*palladi/wn xrusoume/nwn: e)n tai=s prw/rais tw=n trih/rwn oi( *)aqhnai=oi a)ga/lmata/ tina cu/lina th=| *)aqhna=| kaqi/druon, w(=n e)pemelou=nto me/llontes plei=n.
Notes
- The headword phrase, in the genitive case, comes from Aristophanes, Acharnians 547 (web address 1), where it is part of the description of a war-fleet being prepared. Comment from the scholia follows.
References
L. Casson, Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World (Baltimore & London 1995) 346 n.8
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history4 revisions · last 9 Aug 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note; more keywords — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- modified headword, added link, set status — William Hutton
- Translated — David Whitehead