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η470ἩράκλειςHerakles!, Heracles!= Photius, Lexicon eta222 Theodoridis (Aelius Dionysius eta14). See also eta 469. [1] cf. scholion on Plato, Meno 91C. [2] The vocative is *(hra/kleis as at eta 469. [3] The Attic nominative is *dhmh/thr; …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1476ΔῶροςDoros, Dorus… Philosophical History) as the source of this entry, as a matter of fact the Philosophical History is in the main reconstructed from the Suda and Photius. Scholars such as Asmus and later Zintzen undertook …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ2745Κύρβειςkyrbeis, kurbeis, crested stelae, crested tablets… 'cryptic'). The Latin translation in the Gaisford-Bernhardy edition evades the matter by leaving the word in Greek. [2] For Asclepiades (of Tragilus, C4 BCE: OCD(4) s.v. 'Asclepiades(1)') see alpha 3407 and (esp.) alpha 4173, …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε2807Ἐποποῖepopoi (in hoopoe-ese)… citations from Aristophanes are more authoritative and are accompanied by material also found in the scholia. It has additional examples. A careful examination of the citations shows that the cries mimicked do not always …Matched in noteshighlong
μ1248Μορίαιmoriai… printed e)kei/nhs o( ste/lexos. [5] Lysias 7.11 (Defense in the Matter of the Olive-Stump): web address 2. [6] Aristophanes, Clouds 1005 (web address 3), with scholion; cf. alpha 774.Matched in noteshighmedium
κ2586ΚυβέληKubele, Kybele, Cybele; Kubebe, The Great Mother of the Gods and Men… Cybele was more often known in Rome as Magna Deum Mater (Great Mother of the Gods) and hence today as 'The Great Mother'. Catullus' Attis (poem 63) describes with a certain horror the practice …Matched in noteshighmedium
αι253Αἰόλοςundulating, wavelike, advancing in a winding or rolling fashion, agile in turning side to side; multicoloured, discoloured, black or chestnut with white markings; easily moved, changeable, wily, quick-witted, liable to metamorphosis, disturbed in mind; whirling; self-generating in movement, ever-turning; lively, flashing, shimmering… colours and the wasp waist. To most it does not matter what colour the feet of Achilles' horse Xanthos [Myth, Place] (Iliad 19.404) were; the description po/das ai)o/los interacts with a)/ella and suggests that …Matched in noteshighshort
ν222Νεοχμόςnovel… 145 (q.v.). [3] Aristophanes, Frogs 1371-2 (web address 1), with material deriving from the scholia there. (The phrase "novel monster" had already appeared in Thesmophoriazusae 701, but with the adjective first.) For "full of …Matched in noteshighshort
ι114Ἰδιόξενοςprivate guest-friend… pi 2539, pi 2540, delta 1399, xi 45. [1] This material is also in Photius (Lexicon iota25 Theodoridis), and is paralleled elsewhere. Agamemnon's (alpha 140) family originated in Lydia. [2] Appian, Basilica 6.1.Matched in noteshighmedium
μ1091ΜίνωςMinosSimilar material in the Ambrosian Lexicon (according to Adler); see also ps.-Herodian 84. [1] See also mu 1092. [2] cf. mu 1090.Matched in noteshighshort
α4461Αὐσονίωνof Ausonians… Halieutica 2.676, where the scholia gloss 'Romans'. [2] This odd material is unparalleled elsewhere. [3] Strabo's preferred variant is *Au)so/nion pe/lagos [4] (Atlas and Kalypso, in other versions.) For this material cf. the scholia …Matched in noteshighshort
αι333ΑἴσωποςAesop, Aisopos, AesopusC1 BCE; FGrH 187a. Material repeated at iota 783 and pi 148. [1] 'Mithridates/Mithradates' was the name of six kings of Pontus in Asia Minor: see OCD(4) s.v. Mithradates (pp.963-4), and mu 1044. This …Matched in noteshighshort
μ1095ΜινύαςMinyasSame and (for the supplement) similar material in the Ambrosian Lexicon, according to Adler. [1] The king of Orchomenos in Boeotia, mythical ancestor of the Minyans and thus of the Argonauts. He is the …Matched in noteshighshort
α4444Αὖλιςtent; AulisSame or similar material elsewhere. cf. epsilon 1991. [1] Where the Greek fleet gathered for the expedition to Troy, and where Iphigeneia was sacrificed. See generally e.g. Strabo 9.2.8, Pausanias 9.19.6, Stephanus of Byzantium …Matched in noteshighshort
α326ἈγώμενοςenvyingSame material, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon (344-345). The primary headword a)gw/menos, a participle in the middle voice, occurs in Hesiod, Theogony 619 (of Ouranos and his offspring). The entry is concerned …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2624ΚυηρῖνοςQuirinusSee generally OCD(4) s.v. Quirinus. The material of the present entry is paralleled in John of Antioch fr.32 FHG (4.553), now 59 Roberto; and the story of Proclus and the apotheosis of Romulus (rho …Matched in noteshighshort
η16Ἥβηadolescence; HebeSame material, variously, in other lexica, including Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon; cf. also scholia to Homer, Iliad 24.728. [1] See eta 13 and eta 14 for verbs from the same root as h(/bh. [2] Hebe …Matched in noteshighshort
ω13ὨγύγιονOgygianSame or similar material in Photius and other lexica. The headword adjective (see already omega 12, and LSJ entry at web address 1), here neuter singular, must be quoted from somewhere -- probably Hesiod, …Matched in noteshighshort
κ2078ΚόρηmaidenSimilar material, variously, in other lexica and grammars. [1] cf. kappa 2076. [2] Largely from John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima 366.10-13 and 368.2-7 Hayduck. [3] Similar material in late historiography, e.g. John …Matched in noteshighmedium
ε555Ἐκ παντὸς ξύλουout of every timber… It is an allusion to the fact that the raw material for an object, here in particular a statue of Hermes, should be of good quality. Apuleius is discussing the possibility of children being …Matched in noteshighshort
α1878Ἀνάθημαdedication, offering[1] For this material cf. alpha 2671. [2] i.e. with epsilon rather than eta as the penultimate vowel. See already alpha 1869.Matched in noteshighshort
χ78ΧαμώςChamos, ChemoshFor this material arranged in other ways see already alpha 4222 and sigma 772. English versions adopt Chemosh, the Hebrew form of the name כמוש kemōš. The Old Testament attributes the god to the …Matched in noteshighshort
α4687ἈχέρωνAcheron… be an underworld one. See further alpha 4688. [1] Same material in other lexica, including Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon. [2] Aristophanes, Frogs 471 (which has Acherontios: web address 1), with scholion.Matched in noteshighshort
β474ΒουφόνιαBouphonia, Ox-slaying… where the genitive case of the headword occurs; and similar material in other lexica. See also beta 475. [1] See delta 1045. [2] Androtion, FGrH 342 F13; cf. theta 67.Matched in noteshighshort
δ107Δαίδαλονdaedalian… delta 108, delta 109, delta 110. [1] Same or similar material in other lexica. [2] Aelian fr. 285b Domingo-Forasté (287 Hercher); cf. phi 127.Matched in noteshighshort
ε683ἝκτωρHektor, HectorSame or similar material, according to Adler, in three entries in the Ambrosian Lexicon. The proposed etymology is likely to be correct: e(/ktwr appears to be an agent-noun related to the verb e)/xw. [1] …Matched in noteshighshort
ε3254Ἔσχατος Μυσῶν πλεῖνto sail last of the Mysians… is ascribed by Erbse to Pausanias the Atticist (epsilon58). Similar material -- especially similar in the account of Telephos -- appears in a scholium to Euripides, Rhesos 251, where Mysians are mentioned. The same …Matched in noteshighmedium
α1272ἈλκαῖοςAlkaios, Alcaeus… a figure in the royal genealogy of Lydia. The Suda's material is unparalleled elsewhere, but Paradiso [below] marshals linguistic and other evidence for regarding its ultimate source as Nicolaus of Damascus. [1] Queen of …Matched in noteshighshort
ν592Νυμφεύτριαbridesmaid… in Aristophanes, Acharnians 1056 (web address 1), but this (odd) material is not in the scholia thereto.Matched in noteshighshort
α517Ἀδώνιδος κῆποιAdonis' gardens… Burkert, Greek Religion (Harvard UP) 177; OCD(4) p.12. [1] Similar material in Photius and Hesychius. [2] From the scholia to Plato, Phaedrus 276B; cf. Diogenianus 1.14.Matched in noteshighshort