Σειρήνειον μέλος

Siren song, Sirens' song

Translated by Robert Dyer6 Apr 2002Vetting: high3 revisions

2 words

Translation

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Greek original · Adler’s text

Σειρήνειον μέλος.

Betacode
*seirh/neion me/los. 

Notes

  1. This unglossed phrase for the song of the Sirens (sigma 280, sigma 281, alpha 4402) is proverbial for a bewitching song. It is found in (e.g.) Michael Psellus, Orationes forenses 3.275 (in the dative plural, cf. Theologica 32.59); ps.-Codinus, Patria Constantinopoleos 3.38; and Eustathius, Commentary on the Odyssey 12.198. It is also mentioned in Herodian's Partitions 16.6. Its rare adjective is sometimes written *Seirh/nios.

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Revision history3 revisions · last 2 Mar 2015
  1. coding — Catharine Roth
  2. expanded note; tweaking — David Whitehead
  3. cosmetics — David Whitehead
  4. Translated — Robert Dyer

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