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Headword:
*kaluyw/
Adler number: kappa,273
Translated headword: Calypso, Kalypso
Vetting Status: high
Translation: A proper name.
She [who is] not simple, but conceals her intention.[1] For
Homer says that she is wily.[2]
Greek Original:*kaluyw/: o)/noma ku/rion. h( mh\ a(plh=, kalu/ptousa de\ to\ dianoou/menon. dolo/essan ga\r le/gei au)th\n *(/omhros.
Notes:
[1] The name of the nymph Kalypso is etymologized as from the verb
kalu/ptw "conceal" (
kappa 272); cf.
Etymologicum Magnum 486.24-5.
[2]
Homer,
Odyssey 7.245 (web address 1); cf. 9.32 for the same adjective used of Circe.
Associated internet address:
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Keywords: definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; epic; mythology; women
Translated by: Bobbiejo Winfrey ✝ on 23 August 2003@08:17:23.
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