Artimuk

Grammatical information: m.

Meaning: gods name (Il.)

Other forms: Voc. ῎Απολλον.

Dialectal forms: In Myc. perh. ] perjo[ \/A]pely[on-\/, Ruijgh Études 56. Άπέλλων (Dor.), Άπείλων (Cypr.), Ἄπλουν (Thess.)

Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]

Etymology: Since J. Schmidt KZ 32, 327ff. explained from the voc. Ἄπολλον, itself assimilated from Ἄπελλον, cf. PN Άπελλίων, Άπελλῆς etc. Cypr. Άπείλων points to *Άπέλι̯ων as the basis of Dor. Άπέλλων; Thess. Ἄπλουν perhaps from (Pre-Greek) Apel-on- (Ruijgh, ap. Beekes, below).- There is no IE etymology. One tried connection with *ἄπελος `Kraft', (in ὀλιγηπελίη, q.v.) and Germanic e. g. in awno. afi n. `Kraft' (Kretschmer Glotta 13, 242 A. 1; 15,191; 18, 205; 27, 32; 31, 102); also Illyrian PN, as Mag- aplinus, Aplo etc. (Krahe IF 57, 117f.). Criticism by Sommer IF 55, 176 A. 2 and Nilsson, s. below). - Improbable Solders Arch. f. Religionswiss. 32, 142ff. (to ἀπέλλαι σηκοί H., orig. "Steinfügung", from α copulativum and πέλλα λίθος H., because of the holy stones in the cult of Apollon; s. Kretschmer Glotta 27, 32). See also Bq. As Apollon was assumed to come from Asia Minor, one looked there for a connection. But Lyd. Pλdans Artimuk (s. on Ἄρτεμις) had initial q-. - Cf. Nilsson Gr. Rel. 1, 498ff. (esp. 523ff.); Chantraine L'Ant. class. 22, 68. - Burkert's idea that the name was derived from ἀμέλλαι is impossible (Beekes, Journ. Anc. Near Eastern Rel. 2, 2003). The name is prob. Pre-Greek, and Hitt. ] appaliunas, in a treaty between Alaksandus of Wilusa and the Hittite king, may well be the Pre-Greek proto-form (Apal^yun).

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