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α3936ἈριστώνυμοςAristonymos, Aristonymus… Shivering Sun, as Athenaeus [notes] in Deipnosophists. [He lived] while Ptolemy Philadelphos was ruling, and [during] Philopator after him; and he managed the library of the king after Apollonius, when he was 62. Having …Matched in translationhighshort
α1919Ἀνακροτῆσαιto clap[Meaning] to applaud, to praise. "Ptolemy ordered them all to clap, approving him for his wit."Matched in translationhighshort
α3419ἈπολλώνιοςApollonios, Apollonius… contemporary with Eratosthenes, Euphorion, and Timarchos, in the reign of Ptolemy known as The Benefactor [Euergetes], and Eratosthenes' successor in the Directorship [prostasia] of the Library in Alexandria.

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Aristonymos, Aristonymus

A comic poet. [One] of his plays is the Shivering Sun, as Athenaeus [notes] in Deipnosophists. [He lived] while Ptolemy Philadelphos was ruling, and [during] Philopator after him; and he managed the library of the king…

Ἀριστώνυμος, κωμικός. τῶν δραμάτων αὐτοῦ ἐστιν Ἥλιος ῥιγῶν, ὡς Ἀθήναιος ἐν Δειπνοσοφισταῖς. βασιλεύοντος Πτολεμαίου τοῦ Φιλαδέλφου, καὶ τοῦ μετ' αὐτὸν τοῦ Φιλοπάτορος· καὶ προέστη…

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α4106ἈρχίβιοςArchibius, ArchibiosSon of Ptolemy; of Leucas or Alexandria. Grammarian; one of those who taught down to the time of the Caesar Trajan in Rome.Matched in translationhighshort

α46ἌβινναAbinna, AbilaClaudius Ptolemy 6.3.5 lists a city Abinna in what would be present-day Iran. Note also Abinna as the name of a headland, in 'Libya', according to Philostratus (Life of Apollonius of Tyana 5.1) -- …Matched in noteshighshort

α963Ἄκρατονuntempered… fr. 283 Domingo-Forasté (285 Hercher). Aelian tells the story of Ptolemy I Soter, 367/366-283/282, founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt [OCD(4) p.1234]. When his mother Arsinoe gave birth to the child, his father …Matched in noteshighshort

α965Ἄκρατος ἡλίου ἀκτίςuntempered ray of the sun… for Aelian's story of the eagle who protected the infant Ptolemy I Soter, exposed on a shield, from the sun.Matched in noteshighshort

α1278Ἀλκήενταςmighty… late epic. Gow and Page identify (ibid.) the princess as Ptolemy Euergetes's daughter, who had been present with her brother at the battle of Raphia (Barrington Atlas map 70 grid E3) in 217 BCE; …Matched in noteshighshort

α1578Ἀμησάμενοςhaving shovelled up… II, 54) find Laqueur's (148) arguments for Eupator, son of Ptolemy Philometor (reigned 180-ca.145 BCE) and Chichorius, to be very strong.Matched in noteshighshort

α2345Ἄνευ ξύλου μὴ βαδίζωνnot walking without a stick… the "Kleomenes" in question was in the service of King Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt (second half of C3 BCE); and no Athenian general of that name is attested. But in any case this …Matched in noteshighshort

α3244Ἄποaway from… also attested as "Ouebion" by one manuscript, is mentioned by Ptolemy (2.11.15) and was a Germanic settlement on the Danube, across from Arelape (modern-day Pöchlarn, Austria). [3] Similarly, according to Adler, in two entries …Matched in noteshighshort

α4150ἈσιῶνAsiôn… Possible identifications [NF] are: 1. Mt. Ision in Arabia, Claudius Ptolemy 4.7.2 2. Mt. Alesion in Arkadia, with 'le' falling out. 3. Mt. Kasios in Egypt, with 'k' falling off and case change. 4. …Matched in noteshighshort

αι333ΑἴσωποςAesop, Aisopos, Aesopus… (153b22-29), where it is attributed to the Kaine historia of 'Ptolemy, son of Hephaestion' (pi 3037).Matched in noteshighshort

β232ΒελεστίχηBelesticheC3 BCE. One of the mistresses of King Ptolemy II Philadelphus of Egypt (reigned 282-246 BCE); mentioned in Plutarch, Moralia 753E, who says there were shrines dedicated to her in Alexandria. cf. under sigma …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1387ΔόρκωνDorkon, gazelle… for either 'Darkama' or 'Daroakana', both sites listed by Claudius Ptolemy in Parapamisadai (Afghanistan). [2] Not in fact synonyms: see delta 1301Matched in noteshighshort

δ1528ΔριξίπαροςDrixiparos, Drizipera, Drousipara, Drusipara… called Drizipera (Theophylact Simocatta and others) or Drousipara/Drusipara (e.g. Claudius Ptolemy 3.11). Barrington Atlas Map 52 grid B2. Besieged by the Avars in 597.Matched in noteshighshort

ε74Ἔγκαρπονfruit-containing, fruitful… a Macedonian noblewoman, who subsequently married Lagos, the father of Ptolemy: see under lambda 16 and lambda 25.Matched in noteshighshort