Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika
Nisyros: an island, one of the Cyclades. “And those who held Nisyros”. For Polybotes, one of the Giants, having been struck by Zeus, was pressed down; and Poseidon, having hurled his trident at him, missed him; for what was thrown became an island—Nisyros. It was also called Porphyris, from the purple found on it. The inhabitant is Nisyrios; also Nisyriakos.
Stephanos excerpt (left) is aligned with matched Herodian passages (right). Colors indicate corresponding overlap spans.
Νίσυρος, νῆσος μία τῶν Κυκλάδων. “Οἳ δ´ ἄρα Νίσυρόν τ´ εἶχον”. Πολυβώτης γὰρ εἷς τῶν Γιγάντων ὑπὸ Διὸς βληθεὶς ἐνήχετο, Ποσειδῶν δὲ ἐπ´ αὐτὸν ἀφεὶς τὴν τρίαιναν τοῦ μὲν ἥμαρτε· γέγονε γὰρ νῆσος τὸ βληθὲν Νίσυρος. ἐκαλεῖτο καὶ Πορφυρίς ἀπὸ τῶν ἐν αὐτῇ πορφυρέων. ὁ οἰκήτωρ Νισύριος…
… Καλαβρός ὁ οἰκήτωρ τῆς Καλαβρίας ὡς τῆς Κανταβρίας Κανταβρός. τὸ δὲ Ἴνσοβρος ἔθνος Ἰταλικὸν Πολύβιος ιϛʹ βαρύνεται. Τὰ εἰς 'σος' διβράχεα βαρύνεται, Θάσος νῆσος πρὸς τῇ Θρᾴκῃ ἀπὸ Θάσου. Κάσος Κλεόχου υἱὸς καὶ ἀπ´ αὐτοῦ μία τῶν Κυκλάδων «οἱ δ´ ἄρα Νίσυρόν τ´ εἶχον Κράπαθόν τε Κάσον τε» (Β 676). ἔστι καὶ ἑτέρα Περσίδος πόλις. Ἄσος πολίχνιον Κρήτης. νόσος, δρόσος, πίσος τὸ ὄσπριον, μέσος, ἴσος, πόσος, ὅσος, τόσος.