Θυμοίτης

Thymoites, Thymoetes

Translated by David Whitehead30 Nov 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

3 notes · 29 words

The king of the Athenians.¹
Also [sc. attested is the deme] Thymoitadai.²
The Acharnians used to be satirized in this way for being wild and uncouth. See under Dracharneu.³

Greek original · Adler’s text

Θυμοίτης· ὁ τῶν Ἀθηναίων βασιλεύς. καὶ Θυμοιτάδαι. οὕτως ἐκωμῳδοῦντο οἱ Ἀχαρνεῖς ὡς ἄγριοι καὶ σκληροί. καὶ ζήτει ἐν τῷ Δραχαρνεῦ.

Betacode

*qumoi/ths: o( tw=n *)aqhnai/wn basileu/s. kai\ *qumoita/dai. ou(/tws e)kwmw|dou=nto oi( *)axarnei=s w(s a)/grioi kai\ sklhroi/. kai\ zh/tei e)n tw=| *draxarneu=.

Notes (3)

1From the scholia to Aristophanes, Acharnians 146 (in material on the Apatouria: alpha 2940). King Thymoites was 14th after Kekrops I in the original, Erechtheid dynasty. ↩
2Better known as Thymaitadai; see theta 554. ↩
3delta 1515. ↩

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θ554ΘυμαιτάδαιThymaitadai, ThymaetadaeA deme of [sc. the Athenian tribe] Hippothontis, [taking its name] from the hero Thymoites.

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θ577Θυμόσοφοςspirit-wise θ578Θυμοφθόραspirit-destroying θ579ΘυμοίτηςThymoites, Thymoetes θ580Θυννάζοντεςtuna-fishing, tunny-fishing θ581Θύννειαtuna-meats, tunny-meats

Revision history3 revisions · last 7 Jan 2013

7 Jan 2013Revised — David Whitehead
2 Jul 2004cosmetics — David Whitehead
30 Nov 2003set status — Catharine Roth
30 Nov 2003Translated — David Whitehead

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Greek original · Adler’s text

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