Νώρακος

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

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Νώρακος, πόλις Παννονίας. ὁ πολίτης Νωράκιος. ὡς Ἐπαφρόδιτος ἐν τοῖς Ὁμηρικοῖς φησιν, ὅτι γίνεται ἐν Παννονίᾳ σίδηρος, ὃς ἀκονηθεὶς λαμπρότατός ἐστιν. ἀφ´ οὗ καὶ τὸ “νώροπα χαλκόν”. καὶ θηλυκὸν Νωρακία καὶ οὐδέτερον Νωράκιον.

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Text Details

Entry#89
Greek textmeineke
Edition idsMeineke 480.9 · Billerbeck Ν89
OCRgemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-31
Word count35

Cited Authors

AuthorWork / Citation
Ἐπαφρόδιτος (Eparphroditos)Ὁμηρικοῖς · fr. 49a Braswell/Billerbeck = fr. 23 Lünzner
Ὅμηρος (Homer)Ὁμηρικοῖς · fr. 49a Braswell/Billerbeck = fr. 23 Lünzner
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Mentioned Entities

EntityDetails
ΝώρακοςNorakos · place
ΠαννονίαPannonia · place
ΝωράκιοςNorakios · person
νώροπος χαλκόςnoropos copper / Noropa bronze · other
ΝωρακίαNorakia · person
ΝωράκιονNorakion · person
ΒB (book/line siglum) · other
ΛL (siglum) · other
Νώρακοςplace · explicit · wikidata: Q7050243 · seeded_headword_alignment
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Etymologies

CategoryExplanation
Place TransferAs Epaphroditus says, that iron is produced in Pannonia, which, when sharpened, is very bright. From which also the 'nōropa copper/bronze' (i.e. the metal) [is named].

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Last updated: 2026-05-28 10:50:28 UTC