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- From: achilles@cheshire.oxy.edu (Gregory Jonathan Williams)
- Newsgroups: sci.classics
- Subject: Re: Questionable Epithets
- Keywords: help?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.223214.7870@cheshire.oxy.edu>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 22:32:14 GMT
- References: <1993Jan21.192753.13576@galileo.physics.arizona.edu>
- Organization: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041 USA.
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- In article <1993Jan21.192753.13576@galileo.physics.arizona.edu> lnh@physics.arizona.edu writes:
- >
- >2) Is there an epithet for Hermes meaning (roughly) Clever One? If not,
- >what would an invented one be?
- >
- Well, polymetis comes to mind, the epithet associated with Odysseus.
- Means many-minded, but I associate it with his craft, cleverness and cunning.
- Sophos might also work in a loose sense. I'm still learning Greek, so
- my knowledge isn't extensive, but these came to mind and I thought I'd offer
- them.
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- Anyone else care to comment?
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- -Greg
-