Τηλεφάνης

Telephanes

Translated by David Whitehead21 Dec 2000Vetting: high7 revisions

2 notes · 18 words

A piper [of that name].¹
But [sc. also attested is the differently-accented adjective] thlefanh/s² [meaning] appearing from afar.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Τηλεφάνης· αὐλητής. Τηλεφανὴς δὲ μακρόθεν φαινομένη.

Betacode

*thlefa/nhs: au)lhth/s. *thlefanh\s de\ makro/qen fainome/nh.

Notes (2)

1Mentioned in Demosthenes 21.17 (web address 1); from Harpokration (and Photius) s.v. ↩
2Used in Sophocles, Philoctetes 189 (web address 2), of the nymph Echo. See also tau 493. ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

τ493Τηλεφανεῖςfar-visible, visible from afar[Meaning places] from which it is possible to see things far away: because even distant things are clearly visible to those who are high up.

Neighbouring entries

τ490Τηλέπορονfar-reaching, far-travelling τ491Τηλεσκόπῳ ὄμματιwith a far-seeing eye τ492ΤηλεφάνηςTelephanes τ493Τηλεφανεῖςfar-visible, visible from afar τ494Τήλεφος ἐκ πηριδίουTelephos [living] out of a little pouch

Revision history7 revisions · last 4 Aug 2022

4 Aug 2022tweaked translation and note — Catharine Roth
12 Jan 2014Revised — David Whitehead
19 Sep 2011fixed links — Catharine Roth
14 Jul 2011tweaks — David Whitehead
1 May 2011tweaking — David Whitehead
6 Oct 2004more keywords — David Whitehead
6 Oct 2004added links and cross-reference, augmented note, set status — Catharine Roth
21 Dec 2000Translated — David Whitehead