Ὑδάσπης
Hydaspes
Translated by David Whitehead9 May 2001Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Name of a river.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὑδάσπης· ὄνομα ποταμοῦ.
Betacode
*(uda/sphs: o)/noma potamou=.
Notes
- In the Punjab (India); the present-day Jhelum; Barrington Atlas Map 6 grid C3.
Best known for being the site of the battle of 326 BCE in which Alexander the Great defeated the rajah Poros (pi 2180). See also Horace, Odes 1.22.8 (web address 1).
Same entry in some other lexica, including (according to Adler) the Ambrosian Lexicon.
References
OCD(4) p.714.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history6 revisions · last 6 Nov 2022
- added a note with link — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another note; raised status — David Whitehead
- augmented note — David Whitehead
- Set status — William Hutton
- Translated — David Whitehead