Talk:Alphito

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Acco[edit]

This seems a rather obscure Greek Creature that I could find very little sources, and this article is one the few that only briefly touches on it. My search only led me to Gutenberg that has a brief reference to it.

To the apotropaic nursery tales belong also the stories of Acco and Alphito which are classed together by Plutarch: τῆς Ἀκκοῦς καὶ τῆς Ἀλφιτοῦς δ’ ὦν τὰ παιδάρια τοῦ κακοσχολεῖν αἱ γυναῖκες ἀνείργουσιν. According to Hesychius the word Acco is etymologically connected with ἀσκός and ἀκκόρ, so that by Acco was originally meant a bugbear which carried off naughty children in a bag. In a similar manner Alphito, from ἄλφιτα is explained.

I'm sure there is research books somewhere out there that goes a bit more in depth to gives a bigger picture to Acco, but I've have yet to locate any.74.124.162.10 (talk) 12:56, 3 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]