Ἔφεσος

Entry #179
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 288.17 | Billerbeck: Ε179
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-09
Word count: 209
Sources: Ἡρόδοτος (Herodotus) (1,142,3), Δοῦρις (Duris) AP 9,424 = Gow/Page, Hellenistic epigrams 1773–1780 [Anthologia Palatina (AP 9,424)], Ἐλαῖτος (Elaitus (Ἐλαῖτος)) AP 9,424 = Gow/Page, Hellenistic epigrams 1773–1780 [Anthologia Palatina (AP 9,424)], Ἑκαταῖος (Hecataeus) FGrHist 1 F 310, Ἀλέξανδρος (Alexander (work title)) [Ἀλεξάνδρῳ], Σοφοκλῆς (Sophocles) fr. 97 Radt [Ἀλεξάνδρῳ], Ἄβρων (Abron) fr. 16 Berndt
Entities: Ἔφεσος (Ephesus) [place], Ἰωνία (Ionia) [place], Λυδία (Lydia) [place], Σμύρνα (Smyrna) [place], Σμύρνα (Smyrna) [place], Ἀμαζών (Amazons) [people], Σάμορνα (Samorna (variant name)) [place], Τραχεῖα (Tracheia) [place], Ὀρτυγία (Ortygia) [place], Πτελέα (Ptelea) [place], Πτελεαῖος (Pteleaios (ethnic)) [people], Πτελεάτης (Pteleates (citizen)) [people], Ἄρτεμις (Artemis) [deity], Σαμορναῖος (Samornaean (ethnic)) [people], Λυσίμαχος (Lysimachus) [person], Ἀρσινόη (Arsinoe) [person], Λιβύη (Libya) [place], Νεῖλος (Nile) [place], Χίος (Chios) [place], Λέσβος (Lesbos) [place], Κύπρος (Cyprus) [place], Σάμος (Samos) [place], Ἐφέσιος (Ephesian (ethnic)) [people], Ἐφέσεια (Epheseia (variant)) [people], Ἐφεσίτης (Ephesite (ethnic)) [people], Ἐφεσεύς (Epheseus (ethnic)) [people], Ταρσός (Tarsus) [place], Ταρσεύς (Tarseus (ethnic)) [people], Ἁλικαρνασσός (Halicarnassus) [place], Ἁλικαρνασσεύς (Halicarnasseus (ethnic)) [people]
Etymologies: Eponym Person: It was called Smyrna from Smyrna the Amazon.; Folk Etymology Narrative: It was called after one of the Amazons, whom they say was queen and attendant of Artemis.; Eponym Person: It also had a daughter Amazō, from whom the Amazons [are said to be named].; Eponym Person: Lysimachus moved the city ... and named it Arsinoe after his wife Arsinoe.; Borrowing Non Greek: Herodotus says that it is Lydian (i.e. of Lydian origin).; Place Transfer: There is also an Ephesos island in the Nile (and Chios, Lesbos, Cyprus, Samos, etc.), according to Hecataeus (i.e. the names are transferred to other places).
Source: vol2_219.jpg, vol2_221.jpg
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