ἀγρηνὸν ποικίλον ἐρεοῦν δικτυοειδες καὶ ἔνδυμα δε ποιόν

Grammatical information: n.

Meaning: see below

Origin: XX [etym. unknown]

Etymology: ἀγρηνόν \< ἔνδυμα\> δικτυοειδες ο περιτίθενται οἱ βακχεύοντες Διονύσῳ. Έρατοσθένης δε αὐτὸ καλεῖ [ γρῆνυν] η γῆνον H.; ἀγρηνα δίκτυα καὶ ἔνδυμα H.; ἀγρηνὸν ποικίλον ἐρεοῦν δικτυοειδες καὶ ἔνδυμα δε ποιόν EM 14,2. Has the word prothesis or did it lose the initial vowel? Cf. also γρηνη ἄνθη συμμικτά H. Derivation from ἄγρα (DELG) is quite uncertain. (Nilsson Gesch. Gr. Religion 204 says that the net on the Omphalos was so called. This is ascribed to Hesychius and Pollux (4, 116), but neither author says so. It was only a guess (Pauly-Wissowa s.v.: "wohl auch".) In fact Hesychius states that it was called γάγγαμον, q.v.)

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