Ἰνδολέτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Compound of Ἰνδός (Indós) +‎ ὄλλυμι (óllumi).

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Noun

Ἰνδολέτης • (Indolétēsm (genitive Ἰνδολέτου); first declension

  1. Indian-killer, epithet of Dionysus
    • Pseudo-Callisthenes, Alexander Romance 3.22:
      ὁ Περσολέτης, ὁ Ἰνδολέτης, ὁ καθελὼν τρόπαια Μήδων καὶ Πάρθων νῦν χωρὶς πολέμων καὶ στρατείας ὑποχείριος ἐγίνου Κανδάκῃ βασιλίσσῃ· ὥστε γίνωσκε, Ἀλέξανδρε, ὅτι ὅστις δοκεῖ τῶν ἀνθρώπων φρονεῖν μέγα, ἄλλος μείζονα τούτου τὴν φρόνησιν σχῇ
      ho Persolétēs, ho Indolétēs, ho kathelṑn trópaia Mḗdōn kaì Párthōn nûn khōrìs polémōn kaì strateías hupokheírios egínou Kandákēi basilíssēi; hṓste gínōske, Aléxandre, hóti hóstis dokeî tôn anthrṓpōn phroneîn méga, állos meízona toútou tḕn phrónēsin skhēî
      That slayer of Persians, that killer of Indians, who had brought down the trophies of the Medes and Parthians, now, without wars or armies, became subject to Queen Candace; so it happened, Alexander, that he who tries men to be wise, another makes his wisdom greater than his.

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