Homeric Dictionary

by Georg Autenrieth

Overview

This is the well established dictionary of Homeric Greek vocabulary based on the German original of Dr Georg Autenreith (1833-1900).

Autenrieth's Homeric Dictionary has long been the best and most complete student's guide to the language and antiquities of Homer. All the 9,000 words used in the Iliad and Odyssey are listed with their grammatical forms. The illustrations depict details of life, from warfare and navigation to houses, costume and sacrificial rites. Everything needed for a basic understanding of the Homeric poems is provided in the briefest possible compass.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780715617731
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/22/1995
Series:	Greek Language
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	358
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.76(d)

About the Author

Dr. Georg Autenrieth was the Director of the Gymnasium at Zweibrucken, Germany. He undertook the preparation of a school dictionary of the Iliad and Odyssey at the request of Teuber & Co., of Leipzig.

Table of Contents

Preface
Explanation of References
List of Abbreviations
List of Illustrations
Index of Objects Illustrated by each Cut
Chief Peculiarities of Homeric Dialect
Dictionary