Iphthime

Summary

In Greek mythology, the name Iphthime /ɪpˈθm/[1] (Ancient Greek: Ἰφθίμη Iphthīmē) refers to:

The name is the feminine form of the adjective ἴφθιμος, which is a Homeric epithet of vague meaning, usually connoting something like robustness or faithfulness when applied to a female human.

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Notes edit

  1. ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. ^ Scholia on Plato, Symposium 208d citing Hellanicus
  3. ^ Homer, Odyssey 4.797–838
  4. ^ Scholia on Homer, Odyssey 1.275–277 & 4.797
  5. ^ Nonnus, 14.114

References edit

  • Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. ISBN 978-0674995611. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
  • Nonnus of Panopolis, Dionysiaca translated by William Henry Denham Rouse (1863-1950), from the Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1940. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
  • Nonnus of Panopolis, Dionysiaca. 3 Vols. W.H.D. Rouse. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1940-1942. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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