Ῥόδια
roses
Translated by David Whitehead16 Sep 2010Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ῥόδια· μύρα. καὶ Ῥόδος, ἡ νῆσος.
Betacode
*(ro/dia: mu/ra. kai\ *(ro/dos, h( nh=sos.
Notes (2)
Linked from3 entries
- ρ197ῬόδιοςRhodian[Meaning] he [who comes] from Rhodes. Also [sc. attested is] r(o/dion ["rose"], a plant; but r(o/deios ste/fanos ["garland of roses"] [sc. illustrates another form].
- ρ203Ῥόδον ἀνεμώνῃ συγκρίνειςyou are comparing a rose to an anemone[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those juxtaposing dissimilar things. And another saying: 'you have spoken roses of me', meaning what you have said about me is roses. Aristophanes [sc. uses this]. And another…
- ρ205ῬόδοςRhodesThe island; [the one] which is also called Lindos. And the inhabitants [sc. are also known as] Colossaeans, because of the Colossus.
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