Δέρα

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

Δέρα OCR ✓ Trans ✓ Confirmed ✓
place
Entry #53
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 225.16 | Billerbeck: Δ53
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-02
Word count: 26
Entities: Δέρα (Dera) [place], Λακωνική (Λακωνία) (Laconia) [place], Δεραῖος (Deraean (ethnic/demonym of Dera)) [people], Δερεάτης (Dereates (alternate demonym of Dera)) [people], Ἄρτεμις (Artemis) [deity], Δειράδα (Deirada (deme/place)) [place], Δειραδιώτης (Deiradiotes (inhabitants of Deirada)) [people]
Etymologies: Eponym Person: The ethnic name Deraîos or Dereátis — derived from (i.e. from) the temple/epithet of Artemis Dereatis.; Eponym Person: And they say the deme is Deiradas and the demesmen Deiradiōtas — from some (unnamed) hero.
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Δέρα, τόπος Λακωνικῆς. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Δεραῖος ἢ Δερεάτης, ἀφ´ οὗ Δερεάτιδος Ἀρτέμιδος ἱερόν. καὶ τὸν δῆμον δὲ Δειράδας, φασὶ καὶ τοὺς δημότας Δειραδιώτας, ἀπό τινος ἥρωος.
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