Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika
Phokis: Phocis, a region around Parnassus. Hecataeus in Europe. From a certain Phokos. The inhabitants Phokeis. And the 'Phocian' war and 'Phokike'. For there is also a proverb, "Phocian desperation", for those who plan things without regard for suffering.
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.
Φωκίς, χώρα περὶ τὸν Παρνασσόν. Ἑκαταῖος Εὐρώπῃ. ἀπὸ Φώκου τινός. οἱ κατοικοῦντες Φωκεῖς. καὶ Φωκικὸς πόλεμος καὶ Φωκική. ἔστι γὰρ καὶ παροιμία “Φωκικὴ ἀπόνοια” ἐπὶ τῶν τὰ ἀναλγῆ βουλευομένων.
… Ταμίαθις καὶ Μένουθις κώμη πρὸς τῷ Κανώβῳ καὶ Τερένουθις, Θέρμουθις, Ἔλβονθις πόλις μεταξὺ Αἰγύπτου καὶ Κυρήνης, Φενέβηθις, Ἕρμωνθις πόλεις Αἰγύπτου βαρύνονται. Τὰ εἰς 'κις' δισύλλαβα ὀξύνεται, Φωκίς χώρα περὶ τὸν Παρνασόν. Ἑκαταῖος Εὐρώπῃ. ἀπὸ Φώκου τινός. κερκίς, χαλκίς. ἔστι καὶ πόλις Εὐβοίας. Ἑκαταῖος Εὐρώπῃ «Χαλκὶς πόλις ἐστίν, ἣ πρότερον Εὔβοια προσηγορεύετο». ἐκλήθη δὲ ἀπὸ Κόμβης τῆς Χαλκίδος καλουμένης, θυγατρὸς Ἀσωποῦ. Ἐπαφρόδιτος δὲ μαρτυρεῖ ἐκεῖ χαλκὸν πρῶτον ε…