Νέαι

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

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Νέαι OCR ✓ Trans ✓ Confirmed ✓
island
Νέαι, νῆσος πλησίον Λήμνου, ἐν ᾗ Φιλοκτήτης κατά τινας ἐδήχθη ὑπὸ ὕδρου. ἐκλήθη δὲ ἀπὸ τοῦ προσνήξασθαι Ἡρακλέα. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Νεαῖος. ἔστι καὶ Νέα κώμη φρούριον Μυσίας. τὸ ἐθνικὸν τὸ αὐτό.

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Text Details

Entry#24
Greek textmeineke
Edition idsMeineke 470.22 · Billerbeck Ν24
OCRgemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-30
Word count31

Mentioned Entities

EntityDetails
ΝέαιNeai (island name) · place
ΛῆμνοςLemnos · place · corrected · Q192483
ΦιλοκτήτηςPhiloctetes · person
ἩρακλῆςHeracles · deity · corrected · Q122248
ΝεαῖοςNeaean (ethnicon, inhabitant of Neai) · people
ΝέαNea (village) · place
ΜυσίαMysia · place · corrected · Q622319
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Etymologies

CategoryExplanation
Eponym PersonIt was named from Heracles' having swum (approached by swimming) to it.

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Last updated: 2026-05-15 11:04:31 UTC