The "Sacred Island": An Ancient Name for Ireland
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2019
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Classical Association of Ireland
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That Ireland’s Greek name Ἰέρνη was connected with the word ἱερός (sacred) is attested only by a Latin writer. The following article argues that this derivation is also represented by an etymological pun in the Orphic Argonautica, a Greek epic poem from late antiquity.
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Madeła, A. (2019). The Sacred Island: An Ancient Name for Ireland. Classics Ireland, 26, 25–29.