Θίσβη

Entry #49
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 314.15 | Billerbeck: Θ49
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-11
Word count: 43
Sources: Ὅμηρος (Homer) Β 502 [Iliad], Ἐπαφρόδιτος (Epaphroditus) fr. 20 Braswell/Billerbeck = fr. 21 Lünzner
Entities: Θίσβη (Thisbe) [place], Βοιωτία (Boeotia) [place], Θίσβη (Thisbe) [place], Θίσβη (Thisbe) [place], Ἀσωπός (Asopus (river)) [place], Θισβαῖος (Thisbaean) [people], Θισβαῖοι (Thisbeans/inhabitants of Thisbe) [people], Ἰσμηνίας (Ismenias) [person], Θισβεύς (Thisbeus) [person], Ἐρετριεῖς (Eretrians) [people]
Etymologies: Eponym Person: From Thisbe (of the Asopus) — i.e. named after Thisbe, associated with the river Asopus.; Morphological Composition: It is also said in the plural.; Morphological Composition: The (male) citizen is called Θισβαῖος (Thisbaîos).; Morphological Composition: And the harbour of the Thisbeians, as Epaphroditus says (showing the genitive plural derivative).; Morphological Composition: The flautist Ismenias was called Θισβεὺς (Thisbeus), and the Eretrian flautist (was) Θισβεὺς — personal names derived from the place-name.; Unclear Metalinguistic: The seaport/harbour was full of doves.
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