Θών

Thon

Translated by David Whitehead18 Jan 2007Vetting: high3 revisions

10 words
A proper name. And it declines *qw=nos [in the genitive].

Greek original · Adler’s text

Θών· ὄνομα κύριον. καὶ κλίνεται Θῶνος.

Betacode
*qw/n: o)/noma ku/rion. kai\ kli/netai *qw=nos.

Notes

  1. An Egyptian. Homer, Odyssey 4.228 (a much-quoted line: web address 1) mentions his wife Polydamna, from whom Helen acquired a soothing drug.
    In Herodotus 2.113-115 the name is Thonis.

External resources

Neighbouring entries

θ428Θώμιγξcord, stringθ429Θωμούςheapsθ430ΘώνThonθ431Θῶπαflattererθ432Θῶπεςflatterers
Revision history3 revisions · last 4 Jan 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
  3. added link, set status — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — David Whitehead

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