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Headword:
*pitqei/dhs
Adler number: pi,1664
Translated headword: Pittheides
Vetting Status: high
Translation: A patronymic.[1] Also [sc. attested is] *pitqh=os ["of Pittheus"].[2]
Greek Original:*pitqei/dhs: patrwnumiko/n. kai\ *pitqh=os.
Notes:
[1] i.e. son of Pittheus. Attested only here. (King Pittheus of
Troizen was known for his daughter Aithra -- see next note -- rather than any sons.)
[2] Used of Aithra, mother of Theseus, in a much-quoted line of
Homer (
Iliad 3.144).
Keywords: definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; epic; mythology; poetry; women
Translated by: David Whitehead on 10 March 2006@09:48:26.
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