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- α1289ἈλκμάνAlkman, AlcmanA Laconian from Messoa; but according to Crates -- who is mistaken -- a Lydian out of Sardis; a lyric poet, son of Damas or Titaros. He was born in the 27th Olympiad, when …
- α4687ἈχέρωνAcheronA river in Hades mentioned in myth; [sc. the name comes] from a)/xh r(ei=n ["flowing in sorrow"]. And Aristophanes in Frogs, wishing to cause a scare, says: "and a blood-dripping Acherontian crag [will prevent …
- α4688ἈχέρωνAcheronA certain place in the middle of everything; in it occurs a drawing-up and swallowing of waters, until complete inundation; [it is] a dim and dark place. Yet Acheron is like a place of …