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Headword:
Ἴϋγξ
Adler number: iota,759
Translated headword: Jynx, Iunx
Vetting Status: low
Translation: The daughter of
Echo or
Peitho [Persuasion], and conquerer-in-the- games of
Aphrodite: bewitching
Zeus with drugs she was turned to stone for such things by
Hera. And she was called
kinaidion ['little pervert'] by some. There is also a little instrument which is called iunx, which enchantresses are accustomed to turn about as they cast charms on their beloveds. It is also a bird, which is believed to have the same power. Wherefore they bind [them] on wheels.
Greek Original:Ἴϋγξ, Ἠχοῦς ἢ Πειθοῦς θυγάτηρ, ἱερονίκης καὶ Ἀφροδίτης: καταφαρμάττουσα δὲ τὸν Δία ἐπὶ τοιούτοις ἀπελιθώθη ὑπὸ Ἥρας. καλεῖται δὲ ὑπ' ἐνίων κιναίδιον. ἔστι δὲ καὶ ὀργάνιόν τι ἴϋγξ καλούμενον, ὅπερ εἰώθασιν αἱ φαρμακίδες στρέφειν, ὡς κατακηλούμεναι τοὺς ἀγαπωμένους. ἔστι δὲ καὶ ὄρνεόν τι, ᾧ πρόσειται τὴν αὐτὴν δύναμιν ἔχειν. ὅθεν δεσμεύουσι τοῖς τροχίσκοις.
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Keywords: daily life; definition; gender and sexuality; mythology; women; zoology
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 3 December 2000@10:34:46.
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