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Headword:
*poseidw=n
Adler number: pi,2106
Translated headword: Poseidon, Posidon
Vetting Status: high
Translation: Also [sc. attested is] *po/seidon, the vocative.[1] But Poseidion [is] a name of a place.[2]
Greek Original:*poseidw=n: kai\ *po/seidon, h( klhtikh/. *posei/dion de\ o)/noma to/pou.
Notes:
[1] Nominative and vocative of Poseidon, Greek god of the sea (and earthquakes); see generally OCD4 s.v..
[2] Quite common as a name of places and, especially, promontories; e.g. the NE tip of the island of
Chios.
Translated by: David Whitehead on 21 November 2003@08:30:08.
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