Ὀρεστία

Entry #89
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 495.9 | Billerbeck: Ο89
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-01
Word count: 38
Sources: Εὐδαίμων (Eudaimon) RE VI 1,885 Nr. 8, Ὧρος (Horos) F 11 Billerbeck
Entities: Ὀρεστία (Orestia) [place], Ὀρέσται (Orestae) [people], Μακεδονία (Macedonia) [place], Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemy) [person], Λάγος (Lagus) [person], Αἴγυπτος (Egypt) [place], Ἀρκαδία (Arcadia) [place]
Etymologies: Morphological Composition: The citizen (demonym) is 'Orestiaios' (formed from the place-name Ὀρεστία).; Unclear Metalinguistic: Eudaimon and Horos write it with the diphthong ει, calling it 'Oresteian' (orthographic/phonological variant: spelling with ει).
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