Pre-Hellenic Loanwords in Ancient Greek
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May 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Upcoming project conference: New Perspectives on the Early History of Ancient Greek (Copenhagen, 4.–5. August 2025). Link to the programme in the alt-text.
Homer attests exactly once a term, αἰσυμνήτηρ, used to describe the god Hermes as he travels from Olympus to Troy to give Priam instructions to pay a ransom for the body of Hector:
βῆ δ᾽ ἴεναι κούρωι αἰσυμνῆτρι ἐοικώς (Il. 24.327)
He set out to go resembling an [αἰσυμνῆτρι] young man...
βῆ δ᾽ ἴεναι κούρωι αἰσυμνῆτρι ἐοικώς (Il. 24.327)
He set out to go resembling an [αἰσυμνῆτρι] young man...
December 6, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Homer attests exactly once a term, αἰσυμνήτηρ, used to describe the god Hermes as he travels from Olympus to Troy to give Priam instructions to pay a ransom for the body of Hector:
βῆ δ᾽ ἴεναι κούρωι αἰσυμνῆτρι ἐοικώς (Il. 24.327)
He set out to go resembling an [αἰσυμνῆτρι] young man...
βῆ δ᾽ ἴεναι κούρωι αἰσυμνῆτρι ἐοικώς (Il. 24.327)
He set out to go resembling an [αἰσυμνῆτρι] young man...
I suppose that since BlueSky is a much bigger thing than it was when I started this account with one of my own invite codes, maybe I should post with this occasionally.
December 6, 2024 at 2:06 PM
I suppose that since BlueSky is a much bigger thing than it was when I started this account with one of my own invite codes, maybe I should post with this occasionally.
I have now translated the Hesychius gloss for this lemma in the dataset as "nourishing soft cheeses; these also are considered to be advantageous for sex" since I have been informed that aphrodisiac cheeses were apparently a thing.
σαύσακας· τυροὺς ἁπαλοὺς εὐτρόφους. καὶ δοκοῦαι δὲ οὗτοι ἐπιφόρους ποιεῖν πρὸς συνουσίαν. (Hsch. σ 284 Hansen)
first clause is straightforward enough: 'nourishing soft cheeses'. I don't know what to make of the second clause but I think they might be saying that these are good sex cheeses.
first clause is straightforward enough: 'nourishing soft cheeses'. I don't know what to make of the second clause but I think they might be saying that these are good sex cheeses.
September 12, 2023 at 4:18 PM
I have now translated the Hesychius gloss for this lemma in the dataset as "nourishing soft cheeses; these also are considered to be advantageous for sex" since I have been informed that aphrodisiac cheeses were apparently a thing.
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Ilya Yakubovich and Alice Mouton have published a new edition, translation, and commentary on Cuneiform Luvian ritual texts, *and* it's Open Access?? Okay, maybe the future isn't so bad after all.
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September 11, 2023 at 10:11 AM
Ilya Yakubovich and Alice Mouton have published a new edition, translation, and commentary on Cuneiform Luvian ritual texts, *and* it's Open Access?? Okay, maybe the future isn't so bad after all.
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I did not expect to find a reference to 'Merica in an academic paper about Hittites and the Ahhiyawa question:
September 6, 2023 at 8:37 PM
I did not expect to find a reference to 'Merica in an academic paper about Hittites and the Ahhiyawa question:
Ancient Greek Word of Uncertain Provenance of the Day: ἄνθρωπος 'person, human being', first attested in a dative-instrumental form a-to-ro-qo (*ἀνθρώκʷωι) 'with (a figure of) a person' describing an inlaid decoration on a ta-ra-nu *θρᾶνυς 'footstool' in a Linear B inventory list (PY Ta 722.1).
September 4, 2023 at 2:58 PM
Ancient Greek Word of Uncertain Provenance of the Day: ἄνθρωπος 'person, human being', first attested in a dative-instrumental form a-to-ro-qo (*ἀνθρώκʷωι) 'with (a figure of) a person' describing an inlaid decoration on a ta-ra-nu *θρᾶνυς 'footstool' in a Linear B inventory list (PY Ta 722.1).
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I have created an account for my Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions project. Project-related tweets and general Ancient Greek substrata related tweets will go there. bsky.app/profile/phil...
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September 3, 2023 at 3:24 PM
I have created an account for my Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions project. Project-related tweets and general Ancient Greek substrata related tweets will go there. bsky.app/profile/phil...
First post! This account will be for general outreach activities of the EU funded MSCA project Pre-Hellenic Loanwords in Greek!
September 3, 2023 at 3:14 PM
First post! This account will be for general outreach activities of the EU funded MSCA project Pre-Hellenic Loanwords in Greek!