Σκάμων

Skamon, Scamon, Scamo

Translated by David Whitehead22 Sep 2002Vetting: high5 revisions

3 words

A proper name.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Σκάμων· ὄνομα κύριον.

Betacode

*ska/mwn: o)/noma ku/rion.

Notes

That of an historian of Mytilene (Lesbos) in the C4 BCE; FGrH 476. Two attested works: On Lesbos, and On Discoveries (for which latter cf. phi 787).

Linked from1 entry

φ787Φοινικήϊα γράμματαPhoenician lettersLydians and Ionians [call] the letters [thus] from their inventor Phoinix the son of Agenor; but Cretans disagree with them, [saying that] the name was derived from writing on palm leaves [phoinika]. But Skamon in his…

Neighbouring entries

σ529Σκαμβήbent, crooked σ530Σκαμβὸνbent σ531ΣκάμωνSkamon, Scamon, Scamo σ532Σκαμμωνίαscammony σ533ΣκαμμωνίδαιSkambonidai, Skambonidae

Revision history5 revisions · last 29 Dec 2013

29 Dec 2013Revised — David Whitehead
26 Jul 2011Revised — David Whitehead
25 May 2004coding — Catharine Roth
25 May 2004expanded note — David Whitehead
23 Sep 2002Revised — Catharine Roth
22 Sep 2002Translated — David Whitehead