Ὀρεστία

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

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Ὀρεστία OCR ✓ Trans ✓ Confirmed ✓
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Ὀρεστία, πόλις ἐν Ὀρέσταις, ἐν ὄρει ὑπερκειμένῳ τῆς Μακεδονικῆς γῆς, ἐξ ἧς Πτολεμαῖος ὁ Λάγου πρῶτος βασιλεύσας Αἰγύπτου. ὁ πολίτης Ὀρεστιαῖος. ἔστι καὶ ἄλλη ἐν Ἀρκαδίᾳ Ὀρεστία ἣν Εὐδαίμων καὶ Ὦρος διὰ τῆς « ει » διφθόγγου γράφουσι, τὴν Ὀρέστειον.* * *

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Text Details

Entry#89
Greek textmeineke
Edition idsMeineke 495.9 · Billerbeck Ο89
OCRgemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-01
Word count38

Cited Authors

AuthorWork / Citation
Εὐδαίμων (Eudaimon)RE VI 1,885 Nr. 8
Ὧρος (Horos)F 11 Billerbeck
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Mentioned Entities

EntityDetails
ὈρεστίαOrestia · place · corrected · Q168261
ὈρέσταιOrestae · people · corrected · Q183431
ΜακεδονίαMacedonia · place
ΠτολεμαῖοςPtolemy · person
ΛάγοςLagus · person
ΑἴγυπτοςEgypt · place · corrected · Q11768
ἈρκαδίαArcadia · place · corrected · Q12898802
Orestia in Orestae / Macedoniaplace · city · Orestae, Macedonia · explicit · unresolved
Orestia in Arcadiaplace · city · Arcadia · explicit · unresolved
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Etymologies

CategoryExplanation
Morphological CompositionThe citizen (demonym) is 'Orestiaios' (formed from the place-name Ὀρεστία).
Unclear MetalinguisticEudaimon and Horos write it with the diphthong ει, calling it 'Oresteian' (orthographic/phonological variant: spelling with ει).

Links

Place linksOrestis | 📍 Map | Pleiades
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Last updated: 2026-05-29 10:49:19 UTC