Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika
Kabassos: a city in Cappadocia, homeland of Othryoneus. Homer: 'being within from Kabesos'. Hekataios of Miletos says that Kabessos is a city after one has crossed the Thracian Haimos. The expectation of marriage, too, agrees with the licentiousness of the Thracians. Hellanikos, on the other hand, a city of Lycia, Kabessos. Apion, on the other hand, says more truly that it is a village of Cappadocia between Tarsos and Mazaka. Mazaka of Cappadocia was called Kaisareia. As an ethnonym the Homeric 'Kabesothen' suffices; for there are many such, as 'Kameirothen', the locatives used as ethnonyms. It can also be Kabesios or Kabesites.
Stephanos excerpt (left) is aligned with matched Herodian passages (right). Colors indicate corresponding overlap spans.
Καβασσός, πόλις ἐν Καππαδοκίᾳ, πατρὶς Ὀθρυονέως. Ὅμηρος “Καβησσόθεν ἔνδον ἐόντα”. Ἑκαταῖος δ´ ὁ Μιλήσιος Καβησσὸν πόλιν εἶναί φησιν ὑπερβάντι τὸν Θρᾴκιον Αἷμον. καὶ συμφωνεῖ καὶ ἡ τοῦ γάμου ἐλπὶς τῶν Θρᾳκῶν ἀκολασίᾳ. Ἑλλάνικος δὲ τῆς Λυκίας πόλιν Καβησσόν. Ἀπίων δὲ ἀληθέστερόν φησι κώμην εἶναι Καππαδοκίας μεταξὺ Ταρσοῦ καὶ Μαζάκων. Μάζακα δὲ ἡ Καππαδοκίας ἐκαλεῖτο Καισάρεια. ἐθνικῶς ἀρκεῖ τὸ Ὁμηρικὸν Καβησσόθεν. πολλὰ γὰρ τοιαῦτα, ὡς τὸ Καμειρόθεν, τὰ τοπικὰ ἐθν…
…ὸ Τυμνησσοῦ ἢ ἀπὸ τυμνίας ἤτοι ῥάβδου. Ξάνθιοι γὰρ τὴν ῥάβδον τυμνίαν λέγουσιν. Ἀγορησσός πόλις Καρίας. Καβησσός πόλις ἐν Καππαδοκίᾳ, πατρὶς Ὀθρυονέως. Ὅμηρος »Καβησσόθεν ἔνδον ἐόντα« (Il. Ν 363). Ἑκαταῖος δ´ ὁ Μιλήσιος πόλιν εἶναί φησιν ὑπερβάντι τὸν Θρᾴκιον Αἷμον. καὶ συμφωνεῖ καὶ ἡ τοῦ γάμου ἐλπὶς τῶν Θρᾳκῶν ἀκολασίᾳ. Ἑλλάνικος δὲ τῆς Λυκίας πόλιν. Ἀπίων δὲ ἀληθέστερόν φησι κώμην εἶναι Καππαδοκίας μεταξὺ Ταρσοῦ καὶ Μαζάκων. λέγεται δὲ καὶ Καβασσός, ὅπερ ἀπὸ τοῦ Καβακησός οἴεται Δίδυμος κατὰ συγκοπήν. τὸ δὲ Μάρπησσος βαρύνεται ὡς παρώνυμον ἀπὸ τοῦ Μάρπησσα. τὸ δὲ …
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