phūlē ‘subdivision’

The division of the island of Rhodes into three cities is comparable to the division of any given Dorian city into three phūlai ‘subdivisions’. The division of the island of Rhode ... Continue reading

The tripartition of the whole island of Rhodes kata-phūladon ‘by way of subdivision’ is comparable to the traditional tripartition of many Dorian cities into three phūlai ‘subdivis ... Continue reading

The word phūlon marks a given group as distinct from another group. In this case, the grouping of humans is marked as distinct from the grouping of gods as superhumans. Comparable ... Continue reading