Αἴας: Difference between revisions

|Definition=αντος, ὁ, <span class="title">Ajax</span>, masc. pr. n., borne by two heroes, the Greater, son of Telamon, the Less, son of Oiïleus, Hom.:—nom. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> Αἶᾰς <span class="bibl">Alcm.68</span>; voc. Αἶαν <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">Fr.</span>184</span>, Aeol. Αἴαν <span class="bibl">Alc.48</span> A: pl. <b class="b3">Αἴαντες</b>, of tragedies named after Ajax, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Po.</span>1455b34</span>. (S. derives it fancifully from <b class="b3">αἰαῖ</b>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Aj.</span>430</span>.)</span>

|etymtx=-ντος<br />Grammatical information: PN<br />Meaning: two heroes, 1. <b class="b3">Αἴας Τελαμώνιος</b>, A., son of Telamon, king of Salamis; 2. <b class="b3">Αἴας Όιλῆος</b>, A., son of Oileus, leader of the Locrians (Il.)<br />Other forms: On Etr. [[Aivas]] Vetter, Glotta 17. 1920, 296.<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]<br />Etymology: Mühlestein, Studi Mycenei 2, 1967, compared Myc. [[aiwa]], name of a cow; it would be a hypocoristic of <b class="b3">Αἴολος</b>. Formerly often (s. Kretschmer Glotta 15, 192f.) derived from <b class="b3">αἶα</b> [[earth]]. Blümel IF 43, 2 72f. interpreted this as <b class="b2">Sohn der echten Frau, der Mutter</b>, as opposed to <b class="b3">Τεῦκρος</b> (q.v.) [[Sohn der Kebse]]. All quite uncertain. - On the Lat. form [[Aiax]] s. Friedmann Die jon. u. att. Wörter im Altlatein 10f. - No doubt a Pre-Greek name, like Achilles etc.