Δῖον

Entry #88
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 232.3 | Billerbeck: Δ88
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-06
Word count: 68
Sources: Ὅμηρος (Homer) Β 538, Παυσανίας (Pausanias) 9,30,8, Θουκυδίδης (Thucydides) 4,109,3, Preger (Preger (editor)) p. XI Preger = Page, FGE 176, Page (Page (editor)) p. XI Preger = Page, FGE 176
Entities: Δίον (Dion) [place], Εὔβοια (Euboea) [place], Κήναιον (Kenaion (Cape Kenaion)) [place], Κήρινθος (Kerinthon (as appears)) [place], Μακεδονία (Macedonia) [place], Διεύς (Dieus (ethnic/demonym)) [people], Διάστας (Diasthas (as appears)) [person], Μακεδόνες (Macedonians) [people], Ὀρέσται (Orestae) [people], Λυγκησται (Lygkestai / Lyncestae) [people], Ἄθως (Athos (Mount Athos)) [place], Θεσσαλία (Thessaly) [place], Πισιδία (Pisidia) [place], Ἰταλία (Italy) [place], Συρία (Syria) [place], Ἀλέξανδρος (Alexander) [person], Πέλλα (Pella) [place], Διηνός (Dienos (ethnic/demonym)) [people]
Etymologies: Morphological Composition: the ethnicon/demonym 'Διεύς' (i.e., the name for inhabitants derived from Δῖον); Morphological Composition: But Pausanias says 'Διάστας'; for that is the Macedonian form (a dialectal/ethnic variant of the name).; Eponym Person: in Coele Syria, a foundation/settlement of Alexander (i.e., founded by Alexander); Place Transfer: and Pella (i.e., also called Pella — indicating the name was transferred or identified with Pella); Morphological Composition: and the ethnicon 'Διηνός', as the epigram shows (another demonym formed from the place-name).
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