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Διόσκουροι

dioskouroi

sons of Zeus

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Where it lives

Iphigenia in Aulis 1 · 1.12/10k
Symposium 1 · 1.05/10k
Euthydemus 1 · 0.8/10k
Acts 1 · 0.56/10k
Histories 3 · 0.16/10k
Lives of Eminent Philosophers 1 · 0.09/10k

What it meant

1. Διόσκουροι · Dioskouroi — Beekes

Διόσκουροι [pl.] ‘sons of Zeus’, name of the young gods Castor and Polydeuces (Ion. Hell.). *VAR Att. Atooxdpw [du.]; also Διόσκοροι. *DER Διοσκο(ὕ)ρειον, -ptov ‘temple of the A.’ (Att, etc.), ta Διοσκοζ(ύγρίελα ‘festival of the A.’ (inscr.), also -ἠΐα (after βασιλήϊα, etc.), Διοσκουριασταί name of the worshippers (pap.), cf. Διονυσιασταί; Διοσκουριάς TN. *ETYM Univerbation of Διὸς κοῦροι (or κόρω), cf. … — [Beekes, s.v. Διόσκουροι, p. 385]

2. Διόσκουροι · Dioskouroi — Frisk

Διόσκουροι pl. (ion. hell.), Διοσκόρω du. (att.; auch Διόσκοροι) “die Zeussöhne’, Ben. der Götterjünglinge Kastor und Polydeukes. — Davon Ζιοσκο(ύ)ρειον, -gıov “Dioskurentempel’ (att. usw.), τὰ ΖΔιοσκο(ύ)ρ(ε)ια, -nia (nach βασιλήϊα usw.) “Dioskurenfest’ (Inschr.), Ζιοσκουριασταί N. der Dioskurenverehrer (Pap.; vgl. zu Aiovvoraorai), Διοσκουριάς Stadtname. —- Univerbierung unter &6inem Akzent von Ζιὸς κοῦροι (κόρω), … — [Frisk, s.v. Διόσκουροι, p. 429]

3. Διόσκουροι · Dioskouroi — Frisk

Διόσκουροι. Zu Διοσκουριάς Sommer A. u. Sprw. 69. — [Frisk, s.v. Διόσκουροι, p. 2201]

In the wild

Διόσκουροι · Dioskouroi Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 2.6 (DIORISIS sentence 1446)
Διοσκούρων · Dioskourōn Euripides, Iphigenia in Aulis 1 (DIORISIS sentence 446)
Διοσκούρων · Dioskourōn Herodotus, Histories 2.43.2 (DIORISIS sentence 1853)
Διοσκούρων · Dioskourōn Herodotus, Histories 2.50.2 (DIORISIS sentence 1908)
Διοσκούρους · Dioskourous Herodotus, Histories 6.127.3 (DIORISIS sentence 6936)
Διοσκούροις · Dioskourois New Testament, Acts 28.11 (DIORISIS sentence 947)

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Where it came from

Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. Διόσκουροι (scan p. 385; entry #1731).
Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. Διόσκουροι (scan p. 300; entry #2060).
Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. Διόσκουροι (scan p. 429; entry #1581).

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