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Headword:
*bou/boton
*)orbhloi=o
para\
sfuro/n
Adler number: beta,412
Translated headword: near a cattle-grazed foothill of Orbelos
Vetting Status: high
Translation: Also [sc. attested is the nominative] bou/botos ["cattle-grazed"], [meaning] that which has a lot of pasturage.
Greek Original:*bou/boton *)orbhloi=o para\ sfuro/n. kai\ *bou/botos, h( pollh\n trofh\n e)/xousa.
Notes:
The headword phrase quotes
Greek Anthology 6.114.5 (Samius [
Samus,
Samos]), Philip V dedicates a sporting trophy to Heracles; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 177) and (vol. II, 510-511). On the uncertainty surrounding the poet's name, see Gow and Page (vol. II, 509).
For Mt Orbelos, in Thrace, cf.
delta 361,
mu 580,
omicron 501.
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge 1965)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge 1965)
Keywords: agriculture; botany; definition; food; geography; mythology; poetry; zoology
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 3 November 2001@08:33:17.
Vetted by:David Whitehead (modified headword; augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics) on 4 November 2001@05:10:11.
David Whitehead (more keywords; tweaking) on 1 June 2012@06:42:56.
Catharine Roth (coding, keyword) on 2 July 2012@01:43:13.
Catharine Roth (another keyword) on 24 February 2016@20:43:58.
Ronald Allen (expanded note, added bibliography, added keyword) on 19 March 2022@18:53:40.
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