Θυρέα

Entry #78
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 320.16 | Billerbeck: Θ78
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-11
Word count: 49
Sources: Ἀνδρότιων (Androtion) FGrHist 324 F 65
Entities: Θυρέα (Thyrea) [place], Ἀργεῖος (Argives) [people], Λακεδαιμόνιος (Lacedaemonians (Spartans)) [people], Κυνουρία (Cynuria) [place], Ἀργεία (Argolis (region of Argos)) [place], Λακωνική (Laconia) [place], Θυρή (Thyre/variant of Thyrea) [place], Θυρεᾶται (inhabitants of Thyrea (Thyreatae)) [people], Τεγεᾶται (Tegeatae (Tegeans)) [people], Θυρεᾶτις (female inhabitant of Thyrea (Thyreatis)) [people], Ἀκαρνανία (Acarnania) [place], Θύριον (Thyrion (place in Acarnania)) [place], Θυριεύς (Thyrieus (demonym)) [people], Σουνιεύς (Sounieus (demonym)) [people], Θούριος (Thourios / Thourian (variant demonym)) [people]
Etymologies: Morphological Composition: It is also said in the plural.; Morphological Composition: And (also) by contraction: Θυρῆ (a contracted form).; Morphological Composition: The inhabitants are called 'Θυρεᾶται' (Thyreatai) like 'Τεγεᾶται' (Tegeatai), and in the feminine 'Θυρεᾶτις' (Thyreatis).; Morphological Composition: There is also a Thyrion in Acarnania, formed through the i (iota).; Morphological Composition: The ethnic/demonym is 'Θυριεύς' (Thyrieus), analogous to 'Σουνιεύς' (Sounieus).; Morphological Composition: Androtion says (the form) 'Θούριος' (Thourios).
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