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This privilege was accordingly granted them, after they had been adopted by Aphidnus, as Pylius had adopted Heracles. They also obtained honors like those paid to gods, and were addressed as
‘Anakes,’ either on account of their
‘stopping’ hostilities, or because of their
‘diligent’ care that no one should be injured, although there was such a large army within the city for the phrase
‘anakos echein’ is used of such as
‘care for’, or
‘guard anything’, and perhaps it is for this reason that kings are called
‘Anaktes.’ There are also those who say that the Tyndaridae were called
‘Anakes’ because of the appearance of their twin stars in the heavens, since the Athenians use
‘anekas’ and
‘anekathen’ for
‘ano’ and
‘anothen,’ signifying
‘above’ or
‘on high’.
Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. 1.
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