Θυρέα

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

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Θυρέα, περὶ ἧς Ἀργεῖοι καὶ Λακεδαιμόνιοι ἐπολέμησαν. ἔστι δὲ τῆς Κυνουρίας γῆς, μεθορία δὲ τῆς Ἀργείας καὶ Λακωνικῆς. λέγεται καὶ πληθυντικῶς. [καὶ] κατὰ συναίρεσιν Θυρῆ, οἱ οἰκοῦντες Θυρεᾶται ὡς Τεγεᾶται, καὶ θηλυκῶς Θυρεᾶτις. ἔστι καὶ Ἀκαρνανίας Θύριον διὰ τοῦ « ι ». τὸ ἐθνικὸν Θυριεύς ὡς Σουνιεύς. Ἀνδροτίων δὲ Θούριος φησί.

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Text Details

Entry#78
Greek textmeineke (current) · csv_fallback
Source idMeineke 320.16
OCRgemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2026-01-11
Word count49

Cited Authors

AuthorWork / Citation
Ἀνδρότιων (Androtion)FGrHist 324 F 65
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Mentioned Entities

EntityDetails
ΘυρέαThyrea · place · corrected · Q3036391
ἈργεῖοςArgives · people
ΛακεδαιμόνιοςLacedaemonians (Spartans) · people
ΚυνουρίαCynuria · place · corrected · Q1431487
ἈργείαArgolis (region of Argos) · place · corrected · Q12649101
ΛακωνικήLaconia · place · corrected · Q11931074
ΘυρήThyre/variant of Thyrea · place
Θυρεᾶταιinhabitants of Thyrea (Thyreatae) · people
ΤεγεᾶταιTegeatae (Tegeans) · people
Θυρεᾶτιςfemale inhabitant of Thyrea (Thyreatis) · people
ἈκαρνανίαAcarnania · place · corrected · Q416070
ΘύριονThyrion (place in Acarnania) · place · corrected · Q7799781
ΘυριεύςThyrieus (demonym) · people
ΣουνιεύςSounieus (demonym) · people
ΘούριοςThourios / Thourian (variant demonym) · people
Thyrea in Cynuriaplace · city · Cynuria (borderland between Argolis and Laconia) · explicit · unresolved
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Etymologies

CategoryExplanation
Morphological CompositionIt is also said in the plural.
Morphological CompositionAnd (also) by contraction: Θυρῆ (a contracted form).
Morphological CompositionThe inhabitants are called 'Θυρεᾶται' (Thyreatai) like 'Τεγεᾶται' (Tegeatai), and in the feminine 'Θυρεᾶτις' (Thyreatis).
Morphological CompositionThere is also a Thyrion in Acarnania, formed through the i (iota).
Morphological CompositionThe ethnic/demonym is 'Θυριεύς' (Thyrieus), analogous to 'Σουνιεύς' (Sounieus).
Morphological CompositionAndrotion says (the form) 'Θούριος' (Thourios).

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Translation Guidance

KindRuleGuidanceDetection
FormulaX (nominative) + ὡς + Y (nominative HOMOMORPH)
formula:1bb0974b95264dde
Translate as "'X' as in 'Y'"
Domain: COMPARISONS & DERIVATIONAL ANALOGIES
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 2 occurrences
FormulaX (SETTLEMENT) + Y (genitive PEOPLE)
formula:0a6d211492d74a05
Translate as "a X of the Y"
Domain: SPATIAL & PREDICATE STATEMENTS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
FormulaX (SETTLEMENT) + Y (genitive REGION)
formula:1040044f9f2bf616
Translate as "a X in Y"
Domain: SPATIAL & PREDICATE STATEMENTS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Formulaτὸ ἐθνικὸν + X (nominative ETHNONYM)
formula:cfc8a7c494690fc3
Translate as "the ethnonym is 'X'"
Domain: SPATIAL & PREDICATE STATEMENTS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Formulaὡς + X (nominative ETYMON) + Y (nominative DERIVED NOUN)
formula:7163e35f4bd326d9
Translate as "(just) as 'Y' is from X"
Domain: COMPARISONS & DERIVATIONAL ANALOGIES
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
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Herodian overlaps

Stephanos excerpt (left) is aligned with matched Herodian passages (right). Colors indicate corresponding overlap spans.

Herodian 1.284
char LCS 138 (52.5%) · word LCS 25 (51.0%)
Stephanos
Θυρέα, περὶ ἧς Ἀργεῖοι καὶ Λακεδαιμόνιοι ἐπολέμησαν. ἔστι δὲ τῆς Κυνουρίας γῆς, μεθορία δὲ τῆς Ἀργείας καὶ Λακωνικῆς. λέγεται καὶ πληθυντικῶς. [καὶ] κατὰ συναίρεσιν Θυρῆ, οἱ οἰκοῦντες Θυρεᾶται ὡς Τεγεᾶται, καὶ θηλυκῶς Θυρεᾶτις. ἔστι καὶ Ἀκαρνανίας Θύριον διὰ τοῦ « ι ». τὸ ἐθνικὸν Θυριεύς ὡς Σουνιεύς. Ἀνδροτίων δὲ Θούριος φησί.
Herodian
…πόλις Ἀρκαδίας «καὶ Τεγέην εἶχον καὶ Μαντινέην ἐρατεινήν». Ὅμηρος (Β 607) καὶ Παυσανίας ηʹ (c. 3, 4) «Μαντινεὺς καὶ Τεγεάτης καὶ Μαίναλος Τεγέαν κτίζουσι καὶ Μαντίνειαν». ἔστι καὶ Τεγέα ἐν Κρήτῃ ὑπὸ Ταλθυβίου κτισθεῖσα. Θυρέα, περὶ ἧς Ἀργεῖοι καὶ Λακεδαιμόνιοι ἐπολέμησαν. ἔστι δὲ τῆς Κυνουρίας γῆς, μεθορία δὲ τῆς Ἀργείας καὶ Λακωνικῆς. λέγεται καὶ πληθυντικῶς καὶ κατὰ συναίρεσιν Θυρῆ. Ἐλέα πόλις Ἰταλίας. ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ Ὑέλη. ὠνομάσθη δὲ Ἐλέα ἀπὸ τοῦ παραρρέοντος ποταμοῦ. Μαλέα ἄκρα πρὸς τῇ Πελοποννήσῳ καὶ Μάλεια διὰ διφθόγγου. Ὑδρέα νῆσος πρὸς τῇ Τροιζῆνι. Ἑκαταῖος Εὐρώπῃ. Ἀραιθυρέα· οὕτως ἡ Φλιοῦς πάλ…

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