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«...Θεμιστοκλής δέ ο τούς βαρβάρους καταναυμαχήσας, και μόνος συνιείς τάς τών Θεών εν τοίς χρησμοίς φωνάς, Θράττης υιός ήν, καί εκαλείτο η μήτηρ αυτού Αβρότονον...» (Themistocles, who has fought in naval battles with the barbars, and only him has understood the Gods' voices from the oracles, was a son of a Thracian and his mother was called Avrotonon)</ref> |
«...Θεμιστοκλής δέ ο τούς βαρβάρους καταναυμαχήσας, και μόνος συνιείς τάς τών Θεών εν τοίς χρησμοίς φωνάς, Θράττης υιός ήν, καί εκαλείτο η μήτηρ αυτού Αβρότονον...» (Themistocles, who has fought in naval battles with the barbars, and only him has understood the Gods' voices from the oracles, was a son of a Thracian and his mother was called Avrotonon)</ref> |
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*Abrotonon, the name of an [[hetaera]]. [[Plutarch]] refers to an Abrotonon from Thrace in his ''Erotikos'' ({{lang|grc|Ἐρωτικός}});<ref>[http://books.google.gr/books?id=6cYBAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA16#v=onepage&q&f=false Plutarchi Eroticus et Eroticae narrationes], [[Plutarch]], Typis et impensis Friderici Schulthessii, 1836, «...Άρα ουχ κράτιστον εξ αγοράς γαμείν Αβρότονόν τινά Θρήισσαν...», p. 16</ref>. In the first dialogue of ''Dialogues of the Courtesans'' of [[Lucian]] the name of an hetaera named Abrotonon is also mentioned.<ref>[[Lucian]], ''Dialogues of the Courtesans'' 1</ |
*Abrotonon, the name of an [[hetaera]]. [[Plutarch]] refers to an Abrotonon from Thrace in his ''Erotikos'' ({{lang|grc|Ἐρωτικός}});<ref>[http://books.google.gr/books?id=6cYBAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA16#v=onepage&q&f=false Plutarchi Eroticus et Eroticae narrationes], [[Plutarch]], Typis et impensis Friderici Schulthessii, 1836, «...Άρα ουχ κράτιστον εξ αγοράς γαμείν Αβρότονόν τινά Θρήισσαν... (...so isn't it best to .... Avrotonon, some Thracian picked up from the market... », p. 16</ref>. In the first dialogue of ''Dialogues of the Courtesans'' of [[Lucian]] the name of an hetaera named Abrotonon is also mentioned.<ref>[[Lucian]], ''Dialogues of the Courtesans'' 1<br />, |
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ΓΛΥΚΕΡΑ: Τὸν στρατιώτην, Θαΐ, τὸν Ἀκαρνάνα, ὃς πάλαι μὲν Ἀβρότονον εἶχε, μετὰ ταῦτα δὲ ἠράσθη ἐμοῦ, τὸν εὐπάρυφον λέγω, τὸν ἐν τήι χλαμύδι, οἶσθα αὐτόν, ἥ ἐπιλέλησαι τὸν ἄνθρωπον;<br /> |
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Glykera to Thais: Thais, do you remember that soldier, the Acarnanian, who had in the past Avrotonon and after that he became my lover, the one who was dressing up, that one with the chlamys, or have you forgotten him? |
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*Abrotonum, a plant of this name is mentioned from [[Pliny the Elder]] in his work [[Natural History (Pliny)|Natural History]]<ref>[[Natural History (Pliny)|Natural History]], [[Pliny the Elder]], [http://books.google.no/books?id=fe1EAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA334&dq=Abrotonum&hl=no&sa=X&ei=YtJYUe5Sj9HhBI6xgYAJ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Abrotonum&f=false vol. 4, chapt. 34, page. 334]</ref> |
*Abrotonum, a plant of this name is mentioned from [[Pliny the Elder]] in his work [[Natural History (Pliny)|Natural History]]<ref>[[Natural History (Pliny)|Natural History]], [[Pliny the Elder]], [http://books.google.no/books?id=fe1EAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA334&dq=Abrotonum&hl=no&sa=X&ei=YtJYUe5Sj9HhBI6xgYAJ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Abrotonum&f=false vol. 4, chapt. 34, page. 334]</ref> |
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Abrotonum (Greek: Ἀβρότονον Abrotonon, pronounced Avrotonon, is a ancient Greek name of Thracian origin, as well as the name of a plant.
- Abrotonon, 6th-century BC was a Thracian the mother of Themistocles.[1][2] There is an epigram preserved recording this fact.[3]
- Abrotonon, the name of an hetaera. Plutarch refers to an Abrotonon from Thrace in his Erotikos (Ἐρωτικός);[4]. In the first dialogue of Dialogues of the Courtesans of Lucian the name of an hetaera named Abrotonon is also mentioned.[5]
- Abrotonum, a plant of this name is mentioned from Pliny the Elder in his work Natural History[6]
References
- ^ Smith, William (1867), "Abrotonum", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston, MA, p. 3
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ , Plutarch Θεμιστοκλής (Themistocles), chapt. 1
«νόθος δὲ πρὸς μητρός, ὡς λέγουσιν· Ἀβρότονον Θρήισσα γυνὴ γένος· ἀλλὰ τεκέσθαι τὸν μέγαν Ἕλλησίν φημί Θεμιστοκλέα. Φανίας μέντοι τὴν μητέρα τοῦ Θεμιστοκλέους οὐ Θρᾷτταν, ἀλλὰ Καρίνην, οὐδ' Ἀβρότονον ὄνομα, ἀλλ' Εὐτέρπην» - ^ Aelian, Varia Historia xii. 43 κεφ XLIII: Τινές εξ ασήμων περιφανείς γεγόνασι (Some are becoming great even though they come from unknown parents:
«...Θεμιστοκλής δέ ο τούς βαρβάρους καταναυμαχήσας, και μόνος συνιείς τάς τών Θεών εν τοίς χρησμοίς φωνάς, Θράττης υιός ήν, καί εκαλείτο η μήτηρ αυτού Αβρότονον...» (Themistocles, who has fought in naval battles with the barbars, and only him has understood the Gods' voices from the oracles, was a son of a Thracian and his mother was called Avrotonon) - ^ Plutarchi Eroticus et Eroticae narrationes, Plutarch, Typis et impensis Friderici Schulthessii, 1836, «...Άρα ουχ κράτιστον εξ αγοράς γαμείν Αβρότονόν τινά Θρήισσαν... (...so isn't it best to .... Avrotonon, some Thracian picked up from the market... », p. 16
- ^ Lucian, Dialogues of the Courtesans 1
, ΓΛΥΚΕΡΑ: Τὸν στρατιώτην, Θαΐ, τὸν Ἀκαρνάνα, ὃς πάλαι μὲν Ἀβρότονον εἶχε, μετὰ ταῦτα δὲ ἠράσθη ἐμοῦ, τὸν εὐπάρυφον λέγω, τὸν ἐν τήι χλαμύδι, οἶσθα αὐτόν, ἥ ἐπιλέλησαι τὸν ἄνθρωπον;
Glykera to Thais: Thais, do you remember that soldier, the Acarnanian, who had in the past Avrotonon and after that he became my lover, the one who was dressing up, that one with the chlamys, or have you forgotten him? - ^ Natural History, Pliny the Elder, vol. 4, chapt. 34, page. 334
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