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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordEuros can name a particular easterly wind, while its plural can group winds of the eastern quarter.
- In StobaeusThe catalogue relates eastern winds to the changing points of sunrise.
- In this edition“Eastern winds” suits the group; retain “Eurus” for the named member.
- A place to beginEastern winds are organized by seasonal sunrise positions.
- English renderings
- east winds; Eurus
Meaning
Euros can name a particular easterly wind, while its plural can group winds of the eastern quarter.
Use in the book
The catalogue relates eastern winds to the changing points of sunrise. Its restored sequence places Eurus at winter sunrise and Apeliotes at equinoctial sunrise. A neighboring passage locates Euronotus between Eurus and Notus. A single English “east” would conceal these subdivisions.
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Translation in this edition
“Eastern winds” suits the group; retain “Eurus” for the named member.
Apēliōtēs and the east
Apēliōtēs names the east wind and can indicate its quarter of the sky. At I.21.9.16 it specifies where certain portentous stars appear; other quarters are likewise named by winds. The passage concerns directions of appearance, not necessarily a wind blowing those stars to their positions.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 193–194, 264. The catalogue has an inconsistent use of Aparctias in its opening eastern position; the edition preserves the transmitted problem.