Κάναι - Stephanos Ethnika

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Κάναι, πολίχνιον [Εὐβοϊκὸν ἢ] Λοκρῶν τῶν ἐκ Κύνου κατὰ τὰ ἄκρα τῆς Λέσβου. ἔστι καὶ ὄρος Κάνη καὶ πόλις καὶ λίμνη. ἔστι καὶ πόλις τῆς Τρῳάδος. Στράβων ιγʹ. εἰσὶ καὶ Κάνναι διὰ δύο « νν », πλησίον Καρχηδόνος. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Καναῖος καὶ Καναία. ἔστι καὶ πόλις Κάναι τοῦ Τίγρητος ποταμοῦ. Καναῖος Ζεύς οὐ μόνον ἀπὸ τοῦ Καναίου, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς Κάνης.

Canai: a small town (Euboean? or) belonging to the Locrians of Cynus, on the promontories of Lesbos. There is also a mountain Cane, and a city, and a lake (so called). There is also a city of the Troad. Strabo, book 13. There are also Cannae, with a double ‘nn’, near Carthage. The ethnic is Canaios and Canaia. There is also a city Canai on the river Tigris. ‘Canaios Zeus’ (Zeus Canaios) derives not only from Canai, but also from Cane.

Text Details

Entry	#52
Greek text	meineke
Edition ids	Meineke 352.7 · Billerbeck Κ52
OCR	gemini-3-flash (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-17
Word count	60
AI translation	legacy_scholarly v1 · gpt-5.2

Cited Authors

Author	Work / Citation
Στράβων (Strabo)	13,1,68 [C 615,8]

Mentioned Entities

Entity	Details
Κάναι	Cannae · place
Λοκροί	Locrians · people · corrected · Q3354839
Κῦνος	Kynos · place · corrected · Q5200184
Λέσβος	Lesbos · place · corrected · Q128087
Κάνη	Kane · place
Τρωάς	Troas · place
Κάνναι	Cannae · place · corrected · Q568611
Καρχηδών	Carthage · place · corrected · Q6343
Καναῖος	Cannaean (demonym) · people · corrected · Q138338513
Καναία	Cannaean (feminine) · people
Τίγρης	Tigris · place · corrected · Q35591
Κηναῖος	Kenaios (epithet/demonym) · people
Ζεύς	Zeus · deity · corrected · Q34201
Canai (small town in Lesbos)	place · polichnion / small town · Lesbos, on the promontories; Euboean? or Locrian of Cynus · explicit · wikidata: Q18478802 · candidate
Cane (mountain)	place · mountain · uncertain · explicit · wikidata: Q380514 · candidate
Cane (city/lake reference)	place · city · uncertain · explicit · wikidata: Q380514 · candidate
Cane (lake)	place · lake · uncertain · explicit · wikidata: Q380514 · candidate
Cane (city of the Troad)	place · city · Troad · explicit · wikidata: Q380514 · candidate
Cannae near Carthage	place · city · near Carthage · explicit · wikidata: Q568611 · candidate
Canai on the Tigris	place · city · river Tigris · explicit · unresolved

Etymologies

Category	Explanation
Place Transfer	a small Euboean settlement or (a settlement) of the Lokrians from Kynos — i.e. associated with/settled by Lokrians coming from Kynos
Place Transfer	The epithet 'Kenaeos' of Zeus is derived not only from (the) Kenaîos but also from (the) Kânē — i.e. the epithet comes from these place-names (or eponymous figures)

Links

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Translation Guidance

Kind	Rule	Guidance	Detection
Formula	X (genitive ETYMON) + Y (nominative DERIVED NOUN) formula:439629f16cfaba3f	Translate as "Y is from 'X'" Domain: COMPARISONS & DERIVATIONAL ANALOGIES Rule status: In progress	Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Formula	X (nominative PROPER NOUN) ... + ἀπό + Y (genitive ETYMON) formula:7c2ffc889ab09d8d	Translate as "X... after Y" Domain: COMPARISONS & DERIVATIONAL ANALOGIES Rule status: In progress	Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 2 occurrences
Formula	X (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
Formula	X (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 · 2 occurrences
Formula	X... πλησίον + Y. (genitive) formula:3d243d130e764a8b	Translate as "X... near Y" Domain: SPATIAL & PREDICATE STATEMENTS Rule status: In progress	Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Formula	τὸ 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
Gloss	ἄκρα ἡ gloss:4b3718d8a0a50cbb	promontory Domain: WATER BODIES/COASTS	Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Gloss	ἄκρον τό gloss:e28240a1e2cb325b	cape (when on the coast, sgl.), headlands (when on the coast, plu.); peak (when inland) Domain: WATER BODIES/COASTS Rule status: In progress	Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Gloss	ἐθνικόν τό gloss:9c5337ad6342cf4a	ethnonym Domain: POLITCAL/CULTURAL	Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Gloss	λιμή ὁ gloss:6f81c31b2d09b3f3	lake, harbor Domain: WATER BODIES/COASTS Rule status: In progress	Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Gloss	ὄρος ὁ gloss:184051ff413f789d	mountain, mount (X ὄρος = 'Mount X') Domain: TERRAIN/LANDMASSES	Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Gloss	πολίχνιον τό gloss:0f72866d544a72aa	town Domain: SETTLEMENTS/STRUCTURES Rule status: In progress	Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence

Herodian overlaps

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

Herodian 1.307

char LCS 20 (7.5%) · word LCS 5 (8.3%)

Stephanos

Κάναι, πολίχνιον [Εὐβοϊκὸν ἢ] Λοκρῶν τῶν ἐκ Κύνου κατὰ τὰ ἄκρα τῆς Λέσβου. ἔστι καὶ ὄρος Κάνη καὶ πόλις καὶ λίμνη. ἔστι καὶ πόλις τῆς Τρῳάδος. Στράβων ιγʹ. εἰσὶ καὶ Κάνναι διὰ δύο « νν », πλησίον Καρχηδόνος. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Καναῖος καὶ Καναία. ἔστι καὶ πόλις Κάναι τοῦ Τίγρητος ποταμοῦ. Καναῖος Ζεύς οὐ μόνον ἀπὸ τοῦ Καναίου, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς Κάνης…

Herodian

…02) ἀπὸ Θίσβης τοῦ Ἀσωποῦ. λέγεται καὶ πληθυντικῶς. καὶ ὁ λιμὴν δὲ τῶν Θισβαίων, ὥς φησιν Ἐπαφρόδιτος, καὶ τὸ ἐπίνειον περιστερῶν πλῆρες. κράμβη, Ἄλβη πόλις Ἰταλίας, ἣ καὶ Ἄλβα λέγεται. ἔστι καὶ Ἄλβη πόλις Κρήτης. Βόλβη πόλις καὶ λίμνη. ἔστι καὶ Βόλβαι πόλις Καρίας. Δέρβη φρούριον Ἰσαυρίας καὶ λιμήν. Κύρβη πόλις Παμφυλίας. Ἑκαταῖος Ἀσίᾳ. Στράμβαι πόλις Θρᾴκης. Ὕσβη πόλις Λυδίας. τὸ δὲ φορβή ἐστι ῥηματικὸν προσηγορικὸν καὶ ἔχει τὸ 'ο'. τὰ γὰρ εἰς 'η' λήγοντα θηλ…