Pterelaus
The name Pterelaus (/ˌtɛrəˈleɪəs/; Ancient Greek: Πτερέλαος, romanized: Pterelaos, lit. 'wings of the people') is attributed to two related individuals in Greek mythology:
Notes
- ↑ The name is a compound name formed from two Greek roots: pteron (πτερόν) — meaning "wing" or "feather" and laos (λαός) — meaning "people," "host," or "population".
- ↑ Eustathius ad Homer, p. 1473
- ↑ Apollodorus, 2.4.5
References
- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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