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island

Entry #233
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 460.17 | Billerbeck: Μ233
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-29
Word count: 70
AI prompt: v1
Sources: Θουκυδίδης (Thucydides) (3,29,1), Στράβων (Strabo) (10,5,9 [C 487,15]), Ζηνόβιος (Zenobius) 2,23, Ἀθηναῖος (Athenaeus) (Athenaeus) 5,17 [I 122,14 Leutsch/Schneidewin]
Entities: Μύκονος (Mykonos) [place], Κύκλαδες (Cyclades) [place], Μύκονος (Mykonos (eponymous figure)) [person], Ἄνιος (Anios) [person], Καρυστός (Karystos) [place], Ῥοῖος (Rhoios) [person], Ζάρηκος (Zarechos/Zarekos (name)) [other], Μύκονος (Mykonos) [place], Γίγαντες (Giants) [other], Ἡρακλῆς (Heracles) [deity], Μυκόνιος (Mykonians) [people], Μυκόνιος (Mykonian (islander)) [people]
Etymologies: Eponym Person: (The island is named) from Mykonos, son of Anius, son of Karystos (and Rhoios of Zarechos).; Folk Etymology Narrative: Mykonos is the place under which, they say, the most powerful of the Giants were overthrown by Heracles; from this comes the proverb 'all under one Mykonos'.; Folk Etymology Narrative: And some call the bald ones 'Myconians' because this condition (baldness) is native/endemic to the island.
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Μύκονος, μία τῶν Κυκλάδων, ἀπὸ Μυκόνου τοῦ Ἀνίου τοῦ Καρυστοῦ καὶ Ῥοιοῦς τῆς Ζάρηκος. Θουκυδίδης τρίτῃ. καὶ Στράβων δεκάτῃ “Μύκονος δ´ ἐστίν, ὑφ´ ᾗ μυθεύουσι κεῖσθαι τῶν Γιγάντων τοὺς ὑγιεινοτάτους ὑφ´ Ἡρακλέους καταλυθέντας, ἀφ´ ὧν ἡ παροιμία ‚πάντα ὑπὸ μίαν Μύκονον‛ ἐπὶ τῶν ὑπὸ μίαν γραφὴν ἀγόντων τὰ διῃρημένα τῇ φύσει. καὶ τοὺς φαλακροὺς δέ τινες Μυκονίους καλοῦσιν ἀπὸ τοῦ τὸ πάθος τοῦτο ἐπιχωριάζειν τῇ νήσῳ”. ὁ νησιώτης Μυκόνιος.

Anios), Mykonus, Rhoios (of Zarex)">Mykonos (son of Anios), Mykonus, Rhoios (of Zarex)">Mykonos: an island, one of the Cyclades, named after Mykonos, son of Anios son of Karystos and of Rhoious daughter of Zarex. Thucydides, Book 3. And Strabo, Book 10: “And there is Mykonos, under which they tell in myth that lie the healthiest of the Giants, destroyed by Herakles; from them comes the proverb (cf. Zenobius, Athos 2.23 = Athenaeus 5.17) ‘everything under one Mykonos’, said of those who bring things divided by nature under a single heading. And some also call bald men ‘Mykonians’, because this condition is prevalent on the island.” The islander is (called) Mykonios.

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Herodian 1.185

char LCS 142 (40.3%) · word LCS 28 (40.6%)

Stephanos

Μύκονος, μία τῶν Κυκλάδων, ἀπὸ Μυκόνου τοῦ Ἀνίου τοῦ Καρυστοῦ καὶ Ῥοιοῦς τῆς Ζάρηκος. Θουκυδίδης τρίτῃ. καὶ Στράβων δεκάτῃ “Μύκονος δ´ ἐστίν, ὑφ´ ᾗ μυθεύουσι κεῖσθαι τῶν Γιγάντων τοὺς ὑγιεινοτάτους ὑφ´ Ἡρακλέους καταλυθέντας, ἀφ´ ὧν ἡ παροιμία ‚πάντα ὑπὸ μίαν Μύκονον‛ ἐπὶ τῶν ὑπὸ μίαν γραφὴν ἀγόντων τὰ διῃρημένα τῇ φύσει. καὶ τοὺς φαλακροὺς δέ τινες Μυκονίους καλοῦσιν ἀπὸ τοῦ τὸ πάθος τοῦτο ἐπιχωριάζειν τῇ νήσῳ”. ὁ νησιώτης Μυκόνιος.

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δεκάτῃ «Μύκονος δ´ ἐστίν, ὑφ´ ᾗ μυθεύουσι κεῖσθαι τῶν Γιγάντων τοὺς ὑγιεινοτάτους ὑφ´ Ἡρακλέους καταλυθέντας, ἀφ´ ὧν ἡ παροιμία ‘πάντα ὑπὸ μίαν Μύκονον’ ἐπὶ τῶν ὑπὸ μίαν γραφὴν ἀγαγόντων τὰ διῃρημένα τῇ φύσει· καὶ τοὺς φαλακροὺς δέ τινες Μυκονίους καλοῦσιν ἀπὸ τοῦ τὸ πάθος τοῦτο ἐπιχωριάζειν τῇ νήσῳ». Ἤδονος ποταμός. τὸ δὲ ἡμίονος, ἔγγονος, πρόγονος, ἄτονος σύνθετά εἰσιν. Τὰ εἰς 'υνος' ὑπερδισύλλ…

Herodian 1.184

char LCS 35 (9.9%) · word LCS 7 (10.1%)

Stephanos

Μύκονος, μία τῶν Κυκλάδων, ἀπὸ Μυκόνου τοῦ Ἀνίου τοῦ Καρυστοῦ καὶ Ῥοιοῦς τῆς Ζάρηκος. Θουκυδίδης τρίτῃ. καὶ Στράβων δεκάτῃ “Μύκονος δ´ ἐστίν, ὑφ´ ᾗ μυθεύουσι κεῖσθαι τῶν Γιγάντων τοὺς ὑγιεινοτάτους ὑφ´ Ἡρακλέους καταλυθέντας, ἀφ´ ὧν ἡ παροιμία ‚πάντα ὑπὸ μίαν Μύκονον‛ ἐπὶ τῶν ὑπὸ μίαν γραφὴν ἀγόντων τὰ …

Herodian

…γεινός, βορεινός, ταπεινός τὸ ἐπίθετον. ἐλεεινός, αἰπεινός, ὀρεινός, ποθεινός, φωτεινός καὶ τὸ κύριον ὁμοίως. τὸ δὲ εὔξεινος σύνθετον ὂν προπαροξύνεται. * Τὰ διὰ τοῦ 'ονος' ὑπὲρ δύο συλλαβὰς προπαροξύνεται, Μύκονος υἱὸς Ἀνίου τοῦ Καρυστοῦ καὶ Ῥοιοῦς τῆς Ζάρηκος καὶ ἀπ´ αὐτοῦ Μύκονος μία τῶν Κυκλάδων. Θουκυδίδης τρίτῃ (c. 29) καὶ Στράβων