Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika
Europe: the land, from the daughter of Phoinix of Agenor. Also said Europeia, and with 'i' Europia in Sophokles in the Aichmalotides: "both islanders and the long of Europia". And Euripides in the Theseus: "almost at the very fringes of Europia". The inhabitant Europaios, both feminine and neuter, and Europis.
External translation supplied by Brady Kiesling; reported Claude Fable 5.5 translation. Credit: Brady Kiesling and the Stephanos project (Greg Baker, Gabriel Jower, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling). Not individually verified; exact Greek input not supplied.
Stephanos excerpt (left) is aligned with matched Herodian passages (right). Colors indicate corresponding overlap spans.
Εὐρώπη, ἡ χώρα, ἐκ τῆς Φοίνικος θυγατρὸς [ἢ] τοῦ Ἀγήνορος. λέγεται καὶ Εὐρώπεια καὶ διὰ τοῦ « ι » Εὐρωπία παρὰ Σοφοκλεῖ Αἰχμαλώτισι “καὶ νησιώτας καὶ μακρὰς Εὐρωπίας”. καὶ Εὐριπίδης ἐν Θησεῖ “σχεδὸν παρ´ αὐτοῖς κρασπέδοις Εὐρωπίας”. ὁ οἰκῶν Εὐρωπαῖος, καὶ θηλυκὸν καὶ οὐδέτερον, καὶ Εὐρωπίς.
…ίσμα Κρητίνου καὶ Κῴου, ὥς φησι Φλέγων. Εὐρώπη ἡ χώρα ἐκ τῆς Φοίνικος θυγατρὸς ἢ τοῦ Ἀγήνορος. λέγεται καὶ Εὐρώπεια ὡς Ὑψιπύλη Ὑψιπύλεια, Ἀπάμη Ἀπάμεια, Πηνελόπη Πηνελόπεια, Λαοδίκη Λαοδίκεια, ἐρήμη ἐρήμεια, κολώνη κολώνεια. καὶ διὰ τοῦ 'ι' Εὐρωπία παρὰ Σοφοκλεῖ Αἰχμαλώτισι »καὶ νησιώτας καὶ μακρᾶς Εὐρωπίας«. καὶ Εὐριπίδης ἐν Θησεῖ »σχεδὸν παρ´ αὐτοῖς κρασπέδοις Εὐρωπίας«. Κερκώπη. Μετώπη ὁ ποταμός. Κασώπη πόλις ἐν Μολοσσοῖς δι´ ἑνὸς 'σ'. Κωνώπη πόλις Ἀκαρνανίας. Πολύβιος πέμπτῳ. Νησώπη πόλις Λέσβου ἡ τὸν Σίγριον λιμένα ποιοῦσα. Ἐπώπη ἡ Ἀκροκόρινθος διὰ τὸ Σίσυφον ἐντεῦθεν ἐπιδεῖν τὴν τ…