PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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ἥλιος ‘Sun’

Greek. – Grammar: n.

References: PH Heiberg: I.5:2, 76:26
Translated into:
Arabic: شمس [PH Morelon: I.5:2, 21:16]
Modern translations:
English: Sun [PH Hamm: I.5:2, 48:12]