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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordLips is the name of a southwestern wind.
- In StobaeusThe list places Libonotus or Libophoenix between Lips and Notus.
- In this edition“Southwest wind” is useful in prose; “Lips” preserves the named position.
- A place to beginLips defines one boundary of an intermediate southern wind.
- English renderings
- southwest wind; Lips
Meaning
Lips is the name of a southwestern wind. The ancient catalogue locates directions through neighboring winds and seasonal solar positions.
Use in the book
The list places Libonotus or Libophoenix between Lips and Notus. Elsewhere Lips is assigned to winter sunset in a restored clause. The positional relations clarify the wind’s western-southern direction without imposing an evenly divided modern compass on the entire catalogue.
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Translation in this edition
“Southwest wind” is useful in prose; “Lips” preserves the named position.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 264. The catalogue contains inconsistent alternative names elsewhere; they are not silently reassigned to make a perfect wind rose.