Καυκώνεια

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

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Καυκώνεια, χώρα τῶν Καυκώνων. γέγονε δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς Καύκωνος γενικῆς, ὡς Μάρων Μάρωνος Μαρώνεια, Χαίρωνος Χαιρώνεια, Βύζαντος Βυζάντεια. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Καυκωνείτης ὡς Ζελείτης. ἐκλήθη δὲ ἀπὸ βασιλέως Καύκωνος ἢ ἀπὸ ποταμοῦ. ὤφειλε δὲ Καυκώνιος ἀπὸ τῆς Καύκωνος γενικῆς, ὡς Ἀντρώνιος. λέγεται καὶ Καυκωνίς καὶ Καυκωνιάς καὶ Καυκωνίτης.

Cauconia: a region of the Caucones. It is formed from the genitive of Caucon (Καύκωνος), as (one has) Marōn—Marōnos—Marōneia, Chairōn—Chairōnos—Chairōneia, Byzas—Byzantos—Byzanteia. The ethnic name is Cauconeites, as Zeleites. It was so called either from King Caucon or from a river. Strictly, however, the form ought to be Cauconios from the genitive Cauconos, as Antrōnios. It is also said (sc. the ethnic) Cauconis, Cauconias, and Cauconites.

Text Details

Entry#136
Greek textmeineke
Edition idsMeineke 369.5 · Billerbeck Κ136
OCRsimple request (gpt-5.1) on 2025-12-18
Word count47
AI translationlegacy_scholarly v1 · gpt-5.2

Mentioned Entities

EntityDetails
ΚαυκασίαCaucasia (region) · place
ΚαύκασοιCaucasians (people) · people
ΚαύκασοςCaucasus (mountain/region) · place
ΜάρωνMaron · person
ΜάρωνMaron (gen.) · person
ΜαρωνείαMaronia · place · corrected · Q12874068
ΧαρίσμοςCharismos · person
ΧαρισμένειαCharismeneia (place) · place
ΒύζαςByzas (founder) · person · corrected · Q863859
ΒυζάντιονByzantium · place
ΚαυκασιπεύτηςKaukasipeutes (ethnicon) · other
ΖελιπεύτηςZelipeutes (ethnicon) · other
ΚαύκασοςCaucasus (as eponymous king) · person
ΚαύκασιοιCaucasians (people) · people
ἈντρωνῖοιAntroioi (a people) · people
ΚαυκωνίςKaukonis (alternate placename) · place
ΚαυκωνίαKaukonia (placename) · place
ΚαυκωνίτηςKaukonites (ethnicon) · other
Καυκώνεια / Cauconiaplace · region · land of the Caucones · explicit · unresolved
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Etymologies

CategoryExplanation
Morphological Compositionand it has arisen from the general name 'Caucasus', as Maroneia from Maron son of Maron, Charismeneia from Charismos, Byzantion from Byzas.
Eponym Personit was called after the king Caucasus.
Place Transferor after a river.
Morphological Compositionthe ethnicon 'Καυκασιπεύτης' (formed) like 'Ζελιπεύτης'.
Morphological Compositionand 'Καυκασίους' is derived from the general 'Caucasus', as 'Ἀντρωνίους'.
Unclear Metalinguisticit is also called 'Καυκωνίς' and 'Καυκωνίας' and 'Καυκωνίτης'.

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Translation Guidance

KindRuleGuidanceDetection
FormulaX (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
FormulaX (nominative DERIVED NOUN) + Y (nominative ETYMON)
formula:4e7b910409d678a8
Translate as "'X' is from Y"
Domain: COMPARISONS & DERIVATIONAL ANALOGIES
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 3 occurrences
FormulaX (nominative PROPER NOUN)... + ἀπό + Y (genitive ARTICLE + genitive ETYMON)
formula:8856d9e4780f3c74
Translate as "X... from the form 'Y'"
Domain: COMPARISONS & DERIVATIONAL ANALOGIES
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 2 occurrences
FormulaX (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
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 · 4 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 (AUTHOR NAME)
formula:d915b1886270056c
Translate as "as per X"
Domain: SOURCE CITATIONS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 3 occurrences
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 · 3 occurrences
Glossἐθνικόν τό
gloss:9c5337ad6342cf4a
ethnonym
Domain: POLITCAL/CULTURAL		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossκαλεῖται/ἐκαλεῖτο/κέκληται/ἐκλήθη (ἀπο...)
gloss:ef7a95cd709173ed
is/used to be/is/was called/named after (+ ἀπο)
Domain: LINGUISTIC/META-LINGUISTIC		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossχώρα ἡ
gloss:54f628c16aa263ce
region; territory (when belonging to a specific people, tribe, or nation); surrounding territory (when juxtaposed against a πόλις); land (remote or poetical places)
Domain: POLITCAL/CULTURAL
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 3 scan rows · 3 occurrences
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Herodian overlaps

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

Herodian 1.274
char LCS 28 (10.4%) · word LCS 5 (10.6%)
Stephanos
Καυκώνεια, χώρα τῶν Καυκώνων. γέγονε δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς Καύκωνος γενικῆς, ὡς Μάρων Μάρωνος Μαρώνεια, Χαίρωνος Χαιρώνεια, Βύζαντος Βυζάντεια. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Καυκωνείτης ὡς Ζελείτης. ἐκλήθη δὲ ἀπὸ βασιλέως Καύκωνος ἢ ἀπὸ ποταμοῦ. ὤφειλε δὲ Καυκώνιος ἀπὸ τῆς Καύκωνος γενικῆς, ὡς Ἀντρώνιος. λέγεται καὶ Καυκων…
Herodian
…αιδεκάτη ἐπὶ τοῦ Τανάϊδος αὐτοῦ κτίσμα, ὡς ἐν τῷ τρίτῳ Πτολεμαῖος ἀποφαίνεται· ἔστι καὶ τόπος ἐν τῇ Ἴδῃ τῇ Τρωϊκῇ Ἀλεξάνδρεια λεγόμενος, ἐν ᾧ φασι τὸν Πάριν διακρῖναι τὰς θεάς, ὡς Τιμοσθένης. Καυκώνεια χώρα τῶν Καυκώνων ἀπὸ τῆς Καύκωνος γενικῆς ὡς Μαρώνεια πόλις Κικονίας κατὰ τὴν ἐν Θρᾴκῃ χερρόνησον. Ἑκαταῖος Εὐρώπῃ «ἐν δὲ λιμὴν Ἰσμαρίς, ἐν δὲ Μαρώνεια πόλις». Χαιρώνεια πόλις πρὸς τοῖς ὅροις Φωκίδος. Ἑκαταῖος Εὐρώπῃ «ἐν δὲ Χαιρώνεια πόλις τὰ πρῶτα»....... «Ἀθηναῖοι καὶ…

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