Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika
Nymphaion: a Tauric city between the metropolis Pantikapaion and Theodosia, as Strabo says. The ethnonym can be, as 'Heraieus', Nymphaieus. But 'nymphaios' is the possessive from the nymphs. Also said Nymphaites.
External translation supplied by Brady Kiesling; reported Claude Fable 5.5 translation. Credit: Brady Kiesling and the Stephanos project (Greg Baker, Gabriel Jower, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling). Not individually verified; exact Greek input not supplied.
Stephanos excerpt (left) is aligned with matched Herodian passages (right). Colors indicate corresponding overlap spans.
Νύμφαιον, πόλις Ταυρικὴ μεταξὺ Παντικαπαίου μητροπόλεως καὶ Θεοδοσίας, ὥς φησι Στράβων. τὸ ἐθνικὸν δύναται ὡς Ἡραιεύς Νυμφαιεύς. τὸ δὲ νυμφαῖος κτητικὸν ἀπὸ τῶν νυμφῶν. λέγεται καὶ Νυμφαΐτης.
…ον Ἀττικῶς, νόμαιον τὸ μονογενές, οὔραιον, Σκύλλαιον ἄκρα, περὶ ἧς Ἑκαταῖος ἐν Εὐρώπῃ φησίν. πρέμναιον. Κότταιον τὸ ὄρος, Ἕρμαιον, Φοίβαιον, Κύταιον πόλις Κρήτης, γύναιον, Λύκαιον τὸ ὄρος, κώπαιον, δέραιον, νύμφαιον καὶ Νύμφαιον πόλις Ταυρικὴ μεταξὺ Παντικαπαίου μητροπόλεως καὶ Θεοδοσίας, ὥς φησι Στράβων, τὸ δὲ νυμφαῖον κτητικόν. Λέχαιον, Φύταιον πόλις Αἰτωλίας. Πολύβιος ἑνδεκάτῳ. Χάλαιον πόλις Λοκρῶν. Ἑκαταῖος Εὐρώπῃ «μετὰ δὲ Λοκροί· ἐν δὲ Χάλαιον πόλις, ἐν δὲ Οἰάνθη πόλις». σπήλαιον τὸ ἄντρον. Τύπαιον ὄρος Ἤλιδος. Παυσανί…