The Center for Hellenic Studies

Comparative Studies in Greek and Indic Meter

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Symbols

pher = Pherecratic

gl = Glyconic

pherd/pher2d/pher3d = Pherecratic with single/double/triple dactylic expansion

gld/gl2d = Glyconic with single/double dactylic expansion

glc/gl2c = Glyconic with single/double choriambic expansion

ch = choriamb

ia = iamb

^ = before a symbol, designates acephaly (e.g. ^pher = acephalic pher)

after a symbol, designates catalexis (e.g. ia^ = catalectic iamb)

* = designates reconstructions

> / < = designates phonological evolution to/from

|| = word-break (caesura or diaeresis)

# = verse-break

⏑ = short syllable

– = long syllable

⏓ = short or long syllable

⏔ = two short syllables or one long syllable

Α-Ω = Iliad I-XXIV

α-ω = Odyssey i-xxiv