While the asterisk ( asteriscus) was used for corrective additions, the obelus was used for corrective deletions of invalid reconstructions. The system was further refined by his student Aristophanes of Byzantium, who first introduced the asterisk and used a symbol resembling a ⊤ for an obelus and finally by Aristophanes' student, in turn, Aristarchus, from whom they earned the name of " Aristarchian symbols". They marked questionable or corrupt words or passages in manuscripts of the Homeric epics. The obelus is believed to have been invented by the Homeric scholar Zenodotus as one of a system of editorial symbols. The triple dagger ⹋ is a variant with three handles and is used by medievalists to indicate another level of notation. Ī double dagger or diesis ‡ is a variant with two handles that usually marks a third footnote after the asterisk and dagger. (The term obelisk derives from the Greek: ὀβελίσκος ( obeliskos), which means "little obelus" from ὀβελός ( obelos) meaning 'roasting spit'). It is one of the modern descendants of the obelus, a mark used historically by scholars as a critical or highlighting indicator in manuscripts. The symbol is also used to indicate death or extinction. U+2628 ☨ CROSS OF LORRAINE (HTML ☨)Ī dagger, obelisk, or obelus † is a typographical mark that usually indicates a footnote if an asterisk has already been used.
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