Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika
Thryon: a city of Messenia, named homonymously with the plant from the rushes growing in it. From the plant it is also called Thryoeis and Thryoessa; the city lies on the Alpheios. The citizen Thryoentios and Thryountios, and from Thryoessa Thryoussaios as 'Skotoussaios'. And Thryousios as 'Pityousios', and Thryites as 'liknites'.
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.
Θρύον, πόλις τῆς Μεσσηνίας, ἐκ τῶν ἐν αὐτῇ φυομένων θρύων ὁμωνύμως τῷ φυτῷ λεγομένη. λέγεται δὲ ἀπὸ τοῦ φυτοῦ Θρυόεις καὶ Θρυόεσσα· κεῖται δ´ ἡ πόλις περὶ τὸν Ἀλφειόν. ὁ πολίτης Θρυοέντιος καὶ Θρυούντιος, ἐκ δὲ τῆς Θρυοέσσης Θρυουσσαῖος ὡς Σκοτουσσαῖος. καὶ Θρυούσιος ὡς Πιτυούσιος, καὶ Θρυίτης ὡς λικνίτης.
…' διφθόγγῳ σπάνια ὄντα βαρύνεται, Σαῦα κώμη τῆς εὐδαίμονος Ἀραβίας, Ἄναυα πόλις Φρυγίας, ὡς Ἡρόδοτος ( 7, 30). Τὰ εἰς 'ον' καθαρὸν παραληγόμενα τῷ 'υ' βαρύνεται, πτύον, βρύον, πύον τὸ ἔμπυον τὸ καὶ πυός. θρύον· ἔστι καὶ πόλις τῆς Μεσσηνίας ἐκ τῶν ἐν αὐτῇ φυομένων θρύων ὁμωνύμως τῷ φυτῷ λεγομένη. λέγεται δὲ ἀπὸ φυτοῦ Θρυόεις καὶ Θρυόεσσα. θύον ὃ καὶ θύος λέγεται. Κύον πόλις Καρίας. Ἀπολλώνιος τετάρτῃ Καρικῶν, μεθ´ ὧν καὶ γυῖον τῇ 'υι' διφθόγγῳ παραληγόμενον καὶ οὐκ ἔχον ὁμοίου παράθεσιν. κάρυον, κρόμμυον, δίκτυον, ἔμβρυον, δάκ…