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Headword:
Aithaloeis
theos
Adler number: alphaiota,109
Translated headword: sooty god
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [Referring to] Hephaistos, since [he is a] blacksmith. The same [god] is called famed-for-craft [klutote/xnhs], since his skill at smithy-work is renowned.[1]
Greek Original:Aithaloeis theos: ho Hêphaistos, hôs chalkeus. ho autos de kai klutotechnês legetai, hôs endoxon echôn tên chalkeutikên.
Notes:
For the adjective here see already
alphaiota 108. The phrase as a whole appears to stem from
Nonnus,
Dionysiaca 27.123 ('sooty Hephaistos').
[1] Repeated at
kappa 1849.
Keywords: definition; imagery; mythology; poetry; religion; science and technology; trade and manufacture
Translated by: William Hutton on 30 October 2002@20:30:49.
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