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Headword:
*pollo/s
Adler number: pi,1923
Translated headword: much, many, strong
Vetting Status: high
Translation: As a masculine. Instead of polu/s, ["much"].
Arrian [writes]: "concerning Dionysus a strong account [sc. that he invaded India prior to Alexander and subdued the population] holds fast, but concerning Herakles[1] [sc. the parallel tale is] not strong."[2]
Greek Original:*pollo/s: a)rseniko/n. a)nti\ tou= polu/s. *)arriano/s: *dionu/sou me\n pe/ri pollo\s lo/gos kate/xei, *(hrakle/ous de\ pe/ri ou) pollo/s.
Notes:
The Ionic headword is the masculine nominative singular equivalent of the Attic
polu/s; cf.
pi 1920 and LSJ s.v.
[1] cf.
eta 475,
eta 476,
eta 477, and OCD4 s.v. Heracles.
[2] Quoted approximately from Arrian,
Indica 5.8.
Translated by: Ronald Allen on 12 April 2008@01:59:27.
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