Θούλη

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

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Θούλη, νῆσος μεγάλη ἐν τῷ ὠκεανῷ ὑπὸ τὰ Ὑπερβόρεια μέρη, ἔνθα τὴν θερινὴν ἡμέραν ὡρῶν εἴκοσιν ὁ ἥλιος ἰσημερινῶν ποιεῖ, τὴν δὲ νύκτα τεσσάρων, τὰς δὲ χειμερινὰς τοὐναντίον. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Θουλαῖος, ἴσως δὲ καὶ Θουλίτης.

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Text Details

Entry#54
Greek textmeineke
Edition idsMeineke 315.12 · Billerbeck Θ54
OCRgemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-11
Word count35

Mentioned Entities

EntityDetails
ΘούληThule · place · corrected · Q671008
ὨκεανόςOcean (Oceanus) · deity
Ὑπερβόρεια (Hyperborea)Hyperborea / the Hyperborean regions · place
ἭλιοςHelios (the Sun) · deity
ΘουλαῖοςThulean (ethnic) · people
ΘουλίτηςThulite (ethnic) · people
Θούληplace · explicit · wikidata: Q671008 · seeded_headword_alignment
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Etymologies

CategoryExplanation
Unclear Metalinguisticthe ethnic/demonym Θoulaíos, perhaps also Thoulítēs.

Links

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Last updated: 2026-05-16 09:33:51 UTC