Ζῶναι
zones, latitudes
Translated by David Whitehead15 May 2005Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[There are] 5 on earth. (1) Northern, beyond the arctic circle, uninhabitable because of cold; (2) temperate; (3) [one made uninhabitable by] heat, the so-called torrid [zone]; (4) counter-temperate; (5) southern, uninhabitable because of heat.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ζῶναι· ἐπὶ γῆς εʹ. βόρειος ὑπὲρ τὸν ἀρκτικὸν κύκλον, ἀοίκητος διὰ ψῦχος· εὔκρατος· καύματος, ἡ καλουμένη διακεκαυμένη· ἀντεύκρατος· νότιος, ἀοίκητος διὰ καῦμα.
Betacode
*zw=nai: e)pi\ gh=s e#. bo/reios u(pe\r to\n a)rktiko\n ku/klon, a)oi/khtos dia\ yu=xos: eu)/kratos: kau/matos, h( kaloume/nh diakekaume/nh: a)nteu/kratos: no/tios, a)oi/khtos dia\ kau=ma.
Notes (1)
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- κ2654Κύκλοιzones, circles[Zones] in the sky are five: Arctic, which is always visible; Winter; summer Tropic; Equatorial; invisible Antarctic. They are called 'parallels', because they do not incline towards one another; they are inscribed,…
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Revision history5 revisions · last 29 Feb 2020
- cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- expanded note — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented note — David Whitehead
- added cross-references, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead