Ἔρυξ

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

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All Letters / Ε Epsilon / Ἔρυξ
Ἔρυξ OCR ✓ Trans ✓ Confirmed ✓
city
Ἔρυξ, πόλις Σικελίας. ἀρσενικῶς, ἀπὸ Ἔρυκος τοῦ Ἀφροδίτης καὶ Βύτου. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Ἐρυκῖνος. καὶ Ἐρυκίνη Ἀφροδίτη ἐν Ῥώμῃ καὶ Σικελίᾳ.

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Text Details

Entry#135
Greek textmeineke
Edition idsMeineke 281.3 · Billerbeck Ε135
OCRgemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-08
Word count20

Mentioned Entities

EntityDetails
ἜρυξEryx · place
ἜρυξEryx (hero) · person
ΣικελίαSicily · place
ἈφροδίτηAphrodite · deity
ΒύτοςBytos (Bytus) · person
ἘρυκῖνοςErycinos (demonym) · people
ἘρυκίνηErycine (epithet) · deity
ἈφροδίτηAphrodite · deity
ῬώμηRome · place
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Etymologies

CategoryExplanation
Eponym Person(masculine) named from Eryx, [the figure] of Aphrodite and Bytus — i.e., the city is named after Eryx, son of Aphrodite and Bytus.
Morphological CompositionThe ethnicon (demonym) is Ἐρυκῖνος (Erycinos/Erykinos).
Morphological CompositionAnd 'Erycine Aphrodite' in Rome and Sicily (the epithet Ἐρυκίνη of Aphrodite derived from Eryx).

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Herodian overlaps

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Last updated: 2026-04-12 10:11:05 UTC