Νύμφαιον

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Entry #80
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 478.22 | Billerbeck: Ν80
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-31
Word count: 27
AI prompt: v1
Sources: Στράβων (Strabo) (7,4,4 [C 309,33])
Entities: Νυμφαῖον (Nymphaion) [place], Ταυρική (Taurica (Tauric)) [place], Παντικάπαιον (Pantikapaion (Panticapaeum)) [place], Θεοδοσία (Theodosia) [place], Ἡραιεύς (Heraieus (ethnic)) [people], Νυμφαιεύς (Nymphaeus (ethnic)) [people], νύμφαι (Nymphs) [deity], Νυμφαῖτης (Nymphaïtēs (inhabitant of Nymphaion)) [people]
Etymologies: Morphological Composition: The name 'Nymphaeon' is a possessive/derived form from 'the nymphs' (ἀπὸ τοῦ νυμφῶν).; Unclear Metalinguistic: The ethnic (demonym) can be 'Heraieus' or 'Nymphaieus' (i.e. alternative forms associated with Hera or the Nymphs).; Unclear Metalinguistic: It is also called 'Nymphaïtes' (an alternative name/demonym).
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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.
Nymphaion: a Tauric city between Panticapaion, the metropolis, and Theodosia, as Strabo says. The ethnicon can be formed, as in Hēraieus, as Nymphaieus. But nymphaion is a possessive (adjective) from nymphōn (“of the nymphs”). It is also called Nymphaitēs.

Herodian overlaps

Stephanos excerpt (left) is aligned with matched Herodian passages (right). Colors indicate corresponding overlap spans.

Herodian 1.369
char LCS 76 (47.8%) · word LCS 12 (44.4%)
Stephanos
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.
Herodian
…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…

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