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Headword:
*)=iris
Adler number: iota,599
Translated headword: Iris
Vetting Status: high
Translation: As a masculine a name of a river.[1] But as a feminine it signifies the messenger of the gods.[2]
Greek Original:*)=iris: a)rseniko\n o)/noma potamou=. qhluko\n de\ shmai/nei th\n a)/ggelon tw=n qew=n.
Notes:
For this headword in another application see already
iota 598.
[1] Flowing into the Black Sea near Amisos (present-day Samsun). See
Strabo,
Geography 12.3 (web address 1).
[2] And goddess of rainbows; from
Homer onwards. See generally OCD(4) s.v.
Associated internet address:
Web address 1
Keywords: definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; epic; geography; mythology
Translated by: David Whitehead on 13 May 2001@08:19:38.
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