Γύγης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Lydian 𐤨𐤰𐤨𐤠𐤮 (kukas, grandfather).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Γῡ́γης • (Gū́gēs) m (genitive Γῡ́γου); first declension

  1. Gyges

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Γύγης (Gýgis)
  • Latin: Gygēs

References

  1. Browne, Gerald M. (2000) “A New Lydian Text”, in Kadmos, volume 39, →DOI, retrieved 13 November 2021, pages 177-178
  2. Browne, Gerald M. (2000) “The Tomb of Alyattes?”, in Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, volume 132, retrieved 13 November 2021, page 172
  3. Bianconi, Michele (2021) Linguistic and Cultural Interactions between Greece and Anatolia: In Search of the Golden Fleece, Leiden: Brill Publishers, →ISBN, pages 119-120

Further reading

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