Καλαύρεια

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

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Καλαύρεια, νησίδιον πρὸς τῇ Κρήτῃ, [κύκλον ἔχουσα] ὅσον τριάκοντα σταδίων, ἀπὸ Καλαύρου τοῦ Ποσειδῶνος. ἐκαλεῖτο καὶ Εἰρήνη· ὁ πολίτης Καλαυρείτης.

Kalaureia: a small island off Crete, having a circuit of 30 stades, from Kalauros, Poseidon’s son. It was also called Eirene. A citizen is a 'Kalaureites'.

Text Details

Entry#24
Greek textmeineke
Edition idsMeineke 347.25 · Billerbeck Κ24
OCRgemini-constrained (gemini-2.5-flash) on 2025-12-17
Word count21
AI translationlegacy_scholarly v2 · gpt-5.2

Mentioned Entities

EntityDetails
ΚαλαύρειαKalaureia (Calaurea) · place
ΚρήτηCrete · place
ΚαλαῦροςKalaurus (Kalauros) · person
ΠοσειδῶνPoseidon · deity
ΕἰρήνηEirene (Irene) · deity
ΚαλαυρεῖτηςKalaureite (inhabitant of Kalaureia) · people
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Etymologies

CategoryExplanation
Eponym PersonFrom Calaurus (the son of Poseidon).
Unclear MetalinguisticIt was also called Eirene.

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Place linksKalaureia | 📍 Map | Pleiades
Page scanse9783110219630_i0083.jpg
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Last updated: 2026-04-12 10:11:05 UTC