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Η Ροδοδάχτυλη Αυγούλα

English translation: rose-fingered Dawn

13:57 Jan 4, 2011
Greek to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Greek term or phrase: Η Ροδοδάχτυλη Αυγούλα
Could someone explain who or what this is? I seem to vaguely recall that it is a Homeric reference, but I've never read the Odyssey in Greek.
Burrow_Dweller
Local time: 13:20
English translation:rose-fingered Dawn
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Dave Bindon
Greece
Local time: 13:20
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rose-fingered Dawn


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Dave Bindon
Greece
Local time: 13:20
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agree  Constantinos Faridis (X): 24 Oct 2010 ... Rose-fingered Dawn. View from my hotel at Cenchreae (24 October 2010). Share this: StumbleUpon · Digg · Reddit ... rambambashi.wordpress.com/.../rose-fingered-dawn
5 mins
  -> Ευχαριστώ!
agree  Anna Spanoudaki-Thurm: or "rosy-fingered"
26 mins
  -> ευχαριστώ! Yes, rosy-fingered is the other common translation. Isn't it wonderful that we can still understand the words today (even if most of the Classical grammar is beyond me)!
agree  Nick Lingris: Someone's done a good job here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epithets_in_Homer
55 mins
  -> Interesting link, thanks! Amazing to think that some of these phrases might pre-date Homer (but then sad to think that Homer was writing clichés!).
agree  Assimina Vavoula
2 hrs
  -> Σ' ευχαριστώ, Μίνα!
agree  Electra Voulgari: Το θυμάμαι απ' το σχολείο.."σαν ήρθε η ροδοδάχτυλη, νυχτοθρεμμένη αυγούλα.."
3 hrs
  -> Δυστυχώς δεν έμαθα απ' τ' αρχαία στο σχολείο :(
agree  GeoS
16 hrs
agree  Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi
20 hrs
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