Pylos

Definitions

Chadwick & Ventris 1973: 'key-bearer', title of a religious office, cf. Doric κλακοφόρος, Attic κλειδουχος 'priestess'

Variants

ka-ra-wi-po-ro-jo

Chadwick & Ventris 1973: genitive singular of ka-ra-wi-po-ro

ka-ra-wi-po-ro-qe

ka-ra-wi-po-ro + connective enclitic -qe

Context

Appears as "ka-pa-ti-ja , ka-ra-wi-po-ro" at PY Eb 338 and PY Ep 704.

Parallel Sign Groups

PY Ed: we-te-re-u, e-qe-ta in a -qe list.
PY Jn: du-ma-te, po-ro-ko-re-te, o-pi-su-ko, o-pi-ka-pe-e-we in a -qe list.

References

Chadwick, John and Michael Ventris, 1973 Documents in Mycenaean Greek