Αἰαῖος

Αἰαῖος
Αἰαῖος, only fem. Αἰαίη: Aeaean.— (1) νῆσος, the home of Circe (see Od. 12.3 f., 9), a fabulous isle, located by the Romans at Circeii, near Terracina.— (2) the goddess Circe herself, sister of Aeētes (see Od. 10.137).

A Homeric dictionary (Greek-English) (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ομηρικό λεξικό). 2010.

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  • AEAEA — ita Circe dicta est (inquit Turnebus Adversar. l. 7. c. 14.) Homeri exemplô. Ductum epitheton a peninsulâ Aeâ sita ad Phasin amnen, ut idem sit ac Colchica. Sic Eustathius in 1. Odys. Αἰαίη, ἀντὶ τȏυ Κολχιχή. Αἶα γὰρ πόλις Κολχίδος παρὰ Λυκόφρονι …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

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