Εὐκαρπία

Entry #157
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 285.4 | Billerbeck: Ε157
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-09
Word count: 96
Sources: Μητροφάνης (Metrophanes) FGrHist 796 F 1, Σινέσιος (Sinesius (Synesios)) 3,28 Garzya/Roques [ἐπιστολή (epistolē)]
Entities: Εὐκαρπία (Eukarpia) [place], Φρυγία (Phrygia) [place], Δήμητρα (Demeter) [deity], Διόνυσος (Dionysus) [deity], Ζεύς (Zeus) [deity], Εὐκαρπεῖς (the Eukarpioi (people of Eukarpia)) [people], Σικελία (Sicily) [place], Λαΐς (Laïs (Laida)) [person], Κόρινθος (Corinth) [place], Ὑκάρων (Hykarōn (name/place; uncertain)) [other], Εὐκαρπεύς (Eukarpeus (ethnic)) [people], Εὐκαρπιανός (Eukarpianos (demonym)) [people], Εὐκαρπιάτης (Eukarpiatēs (demonym)) [people], Εὐκαρπίτης (Eukarpitēs (demonym)) [people]
Etymologies: Folk Etymology Narrative: That the grape-cluster there became so large in size that a wagon could be split from it down the middle.; Morphological Composition: And thus it was called because of its fertility (i.e. 'well-fruited').; Folk Etymology Narrative: For the barbarians used to say that Zeus would give the land of the Eukarpioi to Demeter and Dionysus.; Place Transfer: There is also an Eukarpia fortress in Sicily.; Eponym Person: Some say Laida is from (or descended from) the Hykaroi and call her a Hycaric slave.; Place Transfer: The majority say (she was) Corinthian.
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