Σαβακῶν
of Sabakoi
Translated by Alex Gottesman12 Nov 2002Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σαβακῶν· Διονυσιακῶν. τρυγόνιον, Σαβακῶν ἄνθεμα Σαλμακίδων. τουτέστιν ἑταιρῶν.
Betacode
*sabakw=n: *dionusiakw=n. trugo/nion, *sabakw=n a)/nqema *salmaki/dwn. toute/stin e(tairw=n.
Notes (2)
- 1Genitive plurals, as determined by the quotation to follow. ↩
- 2Greek Anthology 7.222.2 (Philodemus). (For what comes immediately before it see rho 92.) For Salmakis see LSJ s.v.: "a district in Halicarnassus [alpha 1225], SIG 46.24 (v B.C.); also a fountain there, said to cause sexual weakness and associated with Hermaphroditus, Str[abo] 14.2.16, Vitr[uvius] 2.8.11, Ov[id] Met[amorphoses] 4.286): hence
salmaki/des ,ai( , a name fore(tai=rai (so Suid.) or effeminate men, AP. 7.222." ↩
Linked from2 entries
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Revision history6 revisions · last 5 Jan 2022
- tweaked note — Catharine Roth
- betacode typo — Catharine Roth
- tweaks and cosmetics; raised status — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- modified translation; augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Alex Gottesman