Δῖα

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

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Δῖα OCR ✓ Trans ✓ Confirmed ✓
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Δῖα, πόλις Θεσσαλίας, Αἰακοῦ κτίσμα. βʹ Θρᾴκης κατὰ τὸν Ἄθω. γʹ Εὐβοίας. δʹ νῆσος καὶ πόλις Πελοποννήσου περὶ τὸ Σκύλλαιον. εʹ Λυσιτανίας περὶ τὸν ὠκεανόν. ϛʹ Ἰταλίας πρὸς ταῖς Ἄλπεσιν. ζʹ Σκυθίας παρὰ τῷ Φάσιδι. ηʹ Καρίας. θʹ Βιθυνίας πρὸς τῷ Πόντῳ. εἰσὶ καὶ δʹ νῆσοι Δῖαι λεγόμεναι. αʹ ἡ Νάξος. βʹ ἡ πρὸς Μήλῳ. γʹ ἡ πρὸς Ἀμοργῷ. δʹ κατὰ Κνωσσὸν Κρήτης. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Διεύς, καὶ τὸ θηλυκὸν Διάς, ὅθεν καὶ Διάδες Ἀθῆναι.

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Text Details

Entry#68
Greek textmeineke (current) · csv_fallback
Edition idsMeineke 229.1 · Billerbeck Δ68
OCRgemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-06
Word count74

Mentioned Entities

EntityDetails
ΔῖαDia · place
ΘεσσαλίαThessaly · place · corrected · Q1247568
ΑἰακόςAiakos (Aegialeus/Aiakos) · person
ΘρᾴκηThrace · place · corrected · Q41741
ἌθωςMount Athos · place · corrected · Q130321
ΕὔβοιαEuboea · place · corrected · Q173096
ΠελοπόννησοςPeloponnese · place · corrected · Q78967
ΣκύλλαιονScyllaeum (Skullaeum) · place · corrected · Q24924372
ΛυσιτανίαLusitania · place · corrected · Q21188966
ἸταλίαItaly · place · corrected · Q913582
Ἄλπειςthe Alps · place
ΣκυθίαScythia · place · corrected · Q845909
ΦάσιςPhasis (river) · place
ΚαρίαCaria · place · corrected · Q193214
ΒιθυνίαBithynia · place · corrected · Q373189
ΠόντοςPontus (the Black Sea) · place · corrected · Q621672
ΔῖαDia (islands) · place
ΝάξοςNaxos · place · corrected · Q96575378
ΜήλοςMilos · place · corrected · Q203979
ἈμοργόςAmorgos · place · corrected · Q208587
ΚνωσόςKnossos · place · corrected · Q173527
ΚρήτηCrete · place · corrected · Q4752820
ΖεύςZeus · deity
ΔίαDia (feminine form of theonym) · deity
ΔιάδεςDiades (inhabitants/ethnonym related to Dia) · people
ἈθῆναιAthens · place
Dia in Thessalyplace · city · Thessaly · explicit · unresolved
Dia in Thrace by Athosplace · city · Thrace (by Athos) · implicit · unresolved
Dia in Euboiaplace · city · Euboia · implicit · unresolved
Dia in the Peloponnese near Skyllaionplace · island and city · Peloponnese (near Skyllaion) · implicit · unresolved
Dia in Lusitaniaplace · city or settlement · Lusitania (by the Ocean) · implicit · unresolved
Dia in Italy near the Alpsplace · city or settlement · Italy (by the Alps) · implicit · unresolved
Dia in Scythia by the Phasisplace · city or settlement · Scythia (by the Phasis) · implicit · unresolved
Dia in Cariaplace · city or settlement · Caria · implicit · unresolved
Dia in Bithynia by the Black Seaplace · city or settlement · Bithynia (by the Black Sea) · implicit · unresolved
Dia island in Naxosplace · island · Naxos · implicit · unresolved
Dia island near Melosplace · island · near Melos · implicit · unresolved
Dia island near Amorgosplace · island · near Amorgos · implicit · unresolved
Dia island near Knossos in Creteplace · island · Crete (near Knossos) · implicit · unresolved
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Etymologies

CategoryExplanation
Eponym Person(lit.) 'a foundation/settlement of Aiakos' — i.e. the city was founded by or named for Aiakos (Aiacus).
Morphological Composition'the ethnicon (demonym) Διεύς (masculine), and the feminine Διάς, whence also Διάδες for Athenians' — a statement about the morphological formation of ethnics from the place-name.

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Translation Guidance

KindRuleGuidanceDetection
FormulaX (SETTLEMENT) + Y (genitive REGION)
formula:1040044f9f2bf616
Translate as "a X in Y"
Domain: SPATIAL & PREDICATE STATEMENTS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
FormulaX... + πρός + Y (dative)
formula:1a524ea80fe79519
Translate as "X... near Y"
Domain: SPATIAL & PREDICATE STATEMENTS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 4 occurrences
Formulaτὸ ἐθνικὸν + X (nominative ETHNONYM)
formula:cfc8a7c494690fc3
Translate as "the ethnonym is 'X'"
Domain: SPATIAL & PREDICATE STATEMENTS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
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Herodian overlaps

Stephanos excerpt (left) is aligned with matched Herodian passages (right). Colors indicate corresponding overlap spans.

Herodian 1.286
char LCS 256 (82.1%) · word LCS 61 (82.4%)
Stephanos
Δῖα, πόλις Θεσσαλίας, Αἰακοῦ κτίσμα. βʹ Θρᾴκης κατὰ τὸν Ἄθω. γʹ Εὐβοίας. δʹ νῆσος καὶ πόλις Πελοποννήσου περὶ τὸ Σκύλλαιον. εʹ Λυσιτανίας περὶ τὸν ὠκεανόν. ϛʹ Ἰταλίας πρὸς ταῖς Ἄλπεσιν. ζʹ Σκυθίας παρὰ τῷ Φάσιδι. ηʹ Καρίας. θʹ Βιθυνίας πρὸς τῷ Πόντῳ. εἰσὶ καὶ δʹ νῆσοι Δῖαι λεγόμεναι. αʹ ἡ Νάξος. βʹ ἡ πρὸς Μήλῳ. γʹ ἡ πρὸς Ἀμοργῷ. δʹ κατὰ Κνωσσὸν Κρήτης. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Διεύς, καὶ τὸ θηλυκὸν Διάς, ὅθεν καὶ Διάδες Ἀθῆναι.
Herodian
Θεσσαλίας, Αἰακοῦ κτίσμα· βʹ Θρᾴκης κατὰ τὸν Ἄθω. γʹ Εὐβοίας. δʹ νῆσος καὶ πόλις Πελοποννήσου περὶ τὸ Σκύλλαιον. εʹ Λυσιτανίας περὶ τὸν Ὠκεανόν. ϛʹ Ἰταλίας πρὸς ταῖς Ἄλπεσιν. ζʹ Σκυθίας παρὰ τῷ Φάσιδι. ηʹ Καρίας. θʹ Βιθυνίας πρὸς τῷ Πόντῳ· εἰσὶ καὶ δʹ νῆσοι Δῖαι λεγόμεναι. αʹ ἡ Νάξος. βʹ ἡ πρὸς Μήλῳ. γʹ ἡ πρὸς Ἀμοργῷ. δʹ κατὰ Κνωσσὸν Κρήτης. Τὰ διὰ τοῦ 'ια' ἐπὶ χωρῶν καὶ πόλεων κείμενα παροξύνεται, Λυκία, Ἀσία, Κιλικία, Παφλαγονία, Ἰτουρία, Ἰταλία ἡ χώρα ἀπὸ Ἰταλοῦ, Σικελία ἡ νῆσος Σικανία πρότερον ὠνομάζετο, εἶτα Σικελία ἐκλήθη, ὥς φησιν Ἑλλάνικος Ἱερειῶν τῆ…

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