Ἐρυθρά

Entry #129
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 279.17 | Billerbeck: Ε129
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-08
Word count: 70
Sources: Οὐράνιος (Ouranios (author)) FGrHist 675 F 5 [Ἀραβικῶν], Ἀραβικά ((Ἀραβικά) Arabica / 'On the Arabs' (work title)) FGrHist 675 F 5 [Ἀραβικῶν], Ἀρτεμίδωρος (Artemidorus (author)) fr. 71 Stiehle [Γεωγραφουμένων]
Entities: Ἐρυθρά (Erythra / the Red Sea) [place], Ἐρύθρος (Erythros (the hero)) [person], Ἐρυθραῖος (Erythraean (demonym, masc.)) [people], Ἐρυθραία (Erythraean (demonym, fem.)) [people], Ἐρυθραῖον (Erythraean (demonym, neut.)) [people], Λιβύη (Libya) [place]
Etymologies: Eponym Person: The sea (is named) from Erythros the hero.; Folk Etymology Narrative: From the neighboring mountains: 'which are very red and purple, and when the sun strikes them it sends a red shadow into the sea; and when rains flood the mountains and run down into the sea, thus the sea acquires its color.'
Source: vol2_197.jpg
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