In this fragment, which is not included in any of the previous collections, Eratosthenes erroneously stated that the Greek word ‘enchusa’ meant a seaweed; it was actually a plant, the alkanet, whose roots produce a red dye.

The word ἔγχουσα (a seaweed) / Broggiato, Maria. - (2023), pp. 33-35.

The word ἔγχουσα (a seaweed)

Maria Broggiato
2023

Abstract

In this fragment, which is not included in any of the previous collections, Eratosthenes erroneously stated that the Greek word ‘enchusa’ meant a seaweed; it was actually a plant, the alkanet, whose roots produce a red dye.
2023
Eratosthenica I. A selection of Eratosthenes’ fragments collected and commented
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Eratosthenes of Cyrene; attic comedy; attic dialect; hellenistic philology
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The word ἔγχουσα (a seaweed) / Broggiato, Maria. - (2023), pp. 33-35.
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