Διοσκουριάς

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

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island
Διοσκουριάς, μία τῶν ἐν Λιβύῃ Λευκῶν νήσων. ὁ νησιώτης Διοσκουρίτης. ἔστι καὶ ἑτέρα περὶ τὸν Πόντον, ἥ τις Σεβαστόπολις καλεῖται. καὶ πρότερον δὲ Αἶα ἐκικλήσκετο, ὡς Νικάνωρ. ὁ πολίτης Διοσκουριεύς. ἔστι καὶ ἐν τῇ Ἐρυθρᾷ θαλάσσῃ νῆσος Διοσκουρίδου.

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Text Details

Entry#93
Greek textmeineke
Edition idsMeineke 233.15 · Billerbeck Δ93
OCRgemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-06
Word count37

Cited Authors

AuthorWork / Citation
Νικάνωρ (Nikanor)FHG III 633 F 12
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Mentioned Entities

EntityDetails
ΔιοσκουρίαDioskouria (island) · place · corrected · Q3028800
ΛιβύηLibya · place · corrected · Q2370577
ΔιοσκουρίτηςDioskourites (inhabitant of Dioskouria) · people
ΠόντοςPontus (the Black Sea) · place · corrected · Q621672
ΣεβαστόπολιςSebastopolis · place
ΑἶαAea (Aia) · place
ΔιοσκουριεύςDioskourieus (citizen of Dioskouria) · people
Ἐρυθρά (θάλασσα)Red Sea · place
ΔιοσκουρίδαDioskourida (island) · place
Dioskourias in Libya (White Islands)place · island · Libya; the White Islands · explicit · unresolved
Dioskourias near the Pontus / Sebastopolis / Aiaplace · island · near the Pontus (Black Sea) · explicit · unresolved
Dioskouridos in the Red Seaplace · island · the Red Sea · explicit · unresolved
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Etymologies

CategoryExplanation
Unclear Metalinguisticwhich is called Sebastopolis, and formerly was called Aia, according to Nikanor

Links

Place linksDioscurias | 📍 Map | Pleiades
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Last updated: 2026-05-28 10:50:28 UTC