- Ἄγλαυρος
- ἌγλαυροςGrammatical information: PNMeaning: daughter of Kekrops, one who fostered Erichthonios.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Explained as `die klares Wasser hat', from ἀγλαός and a word for `water', supposed in ἄναυρος `waterless'; but the latter interpretation is completely in the air. Maaß Ath. Mitt. 35, 337ff., Kretschmer Glotta 4, 346; Nilsson Gr. Rel. 1, 294; 414. - The adj. ἄγλαυρος = ἀγλαός, Nic. Th. 62, 441, seems an arbitrary poetical association.. Prob. Pre-Greek.Page in Frisk: 1,12
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.