Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika
Nōrakos: a city of Pannonia. The inhabitant is Nōrakios. As Epaphroditus says in his Homeric Studies, iron is produced in Pannonia which, when sharpened, is very bright; hence too the expression “nōropa bronze”. The feminine is Nōrakia, and the neuter Nōrakion.
Stephanos excerpt (left) is aligned with matched Herodian passages (right). Colors indicate corresponding overlap spans.