Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika
Pharos: an island in the Adrias, with a river of the same name. It is a foundation of the Parians, as per Ephoros, book 28. There is also a city in Illyria, as per Polybios, book 3. The ethnonym is 'Pharioi'. There is also the island near Alexandria, on which stands the tower of Sostratos son of Dexiphanes, likewise called Pharos. For Pharos, Menelaos’ helmsman, was buried on the island after being bitten by a snake. Alexandria also used to be called Pharos. The ethnonym is 'Pharios', with feminine 'Pharia' and neuter 'Pharion'. There is also a Perrhaibian city. The ethnonym is the same.
AI translation — gpt-5.6-sol; Gabe v3
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Φάρος, νῆσος ἐν τῷ Ἀδρίᾳ, ποταμὸν ὁμώνυμον ἔχουσα. ἔστι δὲ κτίσμα Παρίων, ὡς Ἔφορος εἰκοστῷ ὀγδόῳ. ἔστι καὶ πόλις Ἰλλυρίας, ὡς Πολύβιος γʹ. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Φάριοι. ἔστι καὶ νῆσος ἡ πρὸς τῇ Ἀλεξανδρείᾳ, ἐφ´ ἧς ὁ Σωστράτου τοῦ Δεξιφάνους πύργος ὁμωνύμως λεγόμενος. Φάρος γὰρ ὁ πρωρεὺς Μενελάου ἐν τῇ νήσῳ δηχθεὶς ὑπὸ ὄφεως ἐτάφη. Φάρος δὲ καὶ ἡ Ἀλεξάνδρεια ἐκαλεῖτ…
…ῆς πρὸς τῇ Ἀλεξανδρείᾳ ἀπ´ αὐτοῦ ὄνομα λαβούσης, ὥς φησιν Ἑκαταῖος. δηχθεὶς γὰρ ὑπὸ ὄφεως ἐν τῇ νήσῳ ἐτάφη. καὶ ὁμωνύμως λέγεται ὁ Σωστράτου τοῦ Δεξιφάνους πύργος ἐπ´ αὐτῆς. Φάρος δὲ καὶ ἡ Ἀλεξάνδρεια ἐκαλεῖτο. ἔστι καὶ νῆσος ἐν τῷ Ἀδρίᾳ ποταμὸν ὁμώνυμον ἔχουσα. ἔστι δὲ κτίσμα Παρίων, ὡς Ἔφορος εἰκοστῷ ὀγδόῳ. ἔστι καὶ πόλις Ἰλλυρίας, ὡς Πολύβιος γʹ. ἔστι καὶ Περραιβίας πόλις. σάρος καὶ Σάρος ποταμὸς Κιλικίας ὃς πρότερον Κοίρανος καλούμενος ἀπὸ τοῦ ἡγεμόνος Σάρου ἐκλήθη. Πάρος νῆσος, ἣν καὶ πόλιν Ἀρχίλοχος καλεῖ ἐν τοῖς ἐπῳδοῖς. τὸ ὄνομα μὲν