Σελλοί: Difference between revisions

|Definition=οἱ, <span class="title">Selli</span>, ancient inhabitants of Dodona, guardians of the oracle of Zeus, ἀμφὶ δὲ Σελλοὶ σοὶ ναίουσ' ὑποφῆται ἀνιπτόποδες χαμαιεῦναι <span class="bibl">Il.16.234</span>; τῶν ὀρείων καὶ χαμαικοιτῶν… Σελλῶν <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span>1167</span>; ἐν ἀστρώτῳ πέδῳ εὕδουσι, πηγαῖς δ' οὐχ ὑγραίνουσιν πόδας <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Fr.</span>367</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Mete.</span>352b2</span>, <span class="bibl">Str.7.7.10</span>. (Pi. (<span class="bibl"><span class="title">Fr.</span>59</span>) understood <b class="b3">ἀμφὶ δέ σ' Ἑλλοί</b> in Il. [[l.c.]], but this is an error acc. to Aristarch., cf. Hsch. [[sub verbo|s.v.]] [[Σελλήεις]], though countenanced by Id.s.v. [[Ἕλλα]] and [[Ἕλα]], where it is apparently derived from Lacon. [[ἕλλα]] [[seat]] (''[[sc.]]'' of Zeus at Dodona).)