πτολίπορθος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πτολιπόρθιος (ptolipórthios)

Etymology

From πτόλις (ptólis, city) + πέρθω (pérthō, to sack) + -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πτολίπορθος • (ptolíporthos) m (genitive πτολῐπόρθου); second declension

  1. (chiefly Epic) sacker of cities (epithet chiefly of Odysseus, sometimes of other heroes or of Ares)

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