Re: [tied] Re: Plural endings in city names, Greek

Athe:nai seems to be surely related to goddes  Athe:na: (<*Atha:na), and Myke:nai was related to a nymph Myke:ne: (but in this case, this nymph could be an artificial eponym, Mykenai < Mykene, or Mykene<Mykenai??).
To Delphoi, I guess some relationsihip with toponyms like Telphousa, Tilphousa, and to female dragon Delphyne. Eponymous hero was Delphos.

Joao SL

Abdullah Konushevci <akonushevci@...> escreveu:

--- In cybalist@... s.com, "Joao S. Lopes" <josimo70@.. .> wrote:
>
> What's the explanation for the plural names in Greek cities like
Delphoi, Athenai, Mykenai ?
>
> Joao SL
************
I think that it was not only the Greek characteristic: see message
3265 in Cybalist.

Konushevci

---

Você quer respostas para suas perguntas? Ou você sabe muito e quer compartilhar seu conhecimento? Experimente o Yahoo! Respostas!