Ablabes Ydor (Thcrt. XXIV 98)
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García Teijeiro, Manuel
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Journal article
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Spanish; Castilian
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text (article)
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Universidad de La Laguna: Servicio de Publicaciones 1991
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Fortunatae: Revista canaria de Filología ISSN 1131-6810 Nº 1, 1991, pags. 11-18
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In Theocritus XXIV 98 Ablabes Ydor (Thcrt. XXIV 98) does not mean «water a yerting harm» nor «clean water». The adjective retains the Homeric sense of Aicfirrco; Aiaflotiat, «hinder», «stop». Therefore in Theocritus' aboye mentioned passage its meaning is «not stagnant». In rites of purification, such as the one prescribed here by the seer Tiresias, running water had to be use.