Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika
Phlious: Phlious, a city of the Peloponnese, previously Araithyrea and 'Aranteia', from Phlious son of Dionysus and Chthonophyle. But Pausanias from Phlias, as the ethnonym 'Phliountios' or 'Phliousios' also attests. Philetas says: "for Phlious is a city, which Phlious, dear son of Dionysus, himself built, white-crested". It is named from 'phlein', which means to bear fruit well. The Lacedaemonians call one of the months Phliasios, in which it happens that the fruits of the earth are at their peak. It ought to have been 'Phliousios' from Phliountos, but with the addition of 'a' Phliasios. And Timon who wrote the Silloi was styled Phliasios. The feminine 'Phliountia' and 'Phliountis'.
External translation supplied by Brady Kiesling; reported Claude Fable 5.5 translation. Credit: Brady Kiesling and the Stephanos project (Greg Baker, Gabriel Jower, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling). Not individually verified; exact Greek input not supplied.
Stephanos excerpt (left) is aligned with matched Herodian passages (right). Colors indicate corresponding overlap spans.
…αὶ τὸ ἐθνικὸν Φλιούντιος ἢ Φλιούσιος. Φιλήτας δέ φησι Φλιοῦς γὰρ πόλις ἐστί, Διωνύσου φίλος υἱός Φλιοῦς ἣν αὐτὸς δείματο λευκολόφος. ὠνόμασται δὲ παρὰ τὸ φλεῖν, ὅ ἐστιν εὐκαρπεῖν. Λακεδαιμόνιοι δὲ τῶν μηνῶν ἕνα Φλιάσιον καλοῦσιν, ἐν ᾧ τοὺς τῆς γῆς καρποὺς ἀκμάζειν συμβέβηκεν. ὤφειλε δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς Φλιοῦντος Φλιούσιος, πλεονασμῷ δὲ τοῦ « α » Φλιάσιος. καὶ Τίμων ὁ περὶ σίλλων γεγραφὼς Φλιάσιος ἐχρημάτιζε. τὸ θηλυκὸν Φλιουντία καὶ Φλιουντίς.
…ίας. Θηράσιος, Θάσιος, Ἰάσιος, Ἰμβράσιος, Καυκάσιος, Κορυφάσιος, Κραβάσιος, Νικάσιος τὸ ἐθνικὸν καὶ τὸ κύριον. Νυμφάσιος, Ὀρεστάσιος, Παρράσιος, Πτελεάσιος, Ταμάσιος, Φυλάσιος, Φλιάσιος· οὕτω Λακεδαιμόνιοι τῶν μηνῶν ἕνα καλοῦσιν, ἐν ᾧ τοὺς τῆς γῆς καρποὺς ἀκμάζειν συμβέβηκεν. ὤφειλε δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς Φλιοῦντος Φλιούσιος, πλεονασμῷ δὲ τοῦ 'α' Φλιάσιος. Γέσιος κύριον ὄνομα ἐπιχωριάζον ἐν Πέτραις Ἀραβίας. ἔοικε δὲ Γεήσιος προϋπάρχειν ὡς τὸ Ἰθακήσιος καὶ κατὰ συγκοπὴν Γέσιος. Ἐρέσιος, Ἀκακήσιος, Ἀκελήσιος, ὡς Μενδήσιος, Ἀκυλήσιος. Ἀλήσιος «οὐ γὰρ Ἀλήσιοί ἐστε» Εὐφορίων.…