Καυκασία

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Entry #136
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 378.9 | Billerbeck: Κ136
OCR: simple request (gpt-5.1) on 2025-12-18
Word count: 47
Entities: Καυκασία (Caucasia (region)) [place], Καύκασοι (Caucasians (people)) [people], Καύκασος (Caucasus (mountain/region)) [place], Μάρων (Maron) [person], Μάρων (Maron (gen.)) [person], Μαρωνεία (Maronia) [place], Χαρίσμος (Charismos) [person], Χαρισμένεια (Charismeneia (place)) [place], Βύζας (Byzas (founder)) [person], Βυζάντιον (Byzantium) [place], Καυκασιπεύτης (Kaukasipeutes (ethnicon)) [other], Ζελιπεύτης (Zelipeutes (ethnicon)) [other], Καύκασος (Caucasus (as eponymous king)) [person], Καύκασιοι (Caucasians (people)) [people], Ἀντρωνῖοι (Antroioi (a people)) [people], Καυκωνίς (Kaukonis (alternate placename)) [place], Καυκωνία (Kaukonia (placename)) [place], Καυκωνίτης (Kaukonites (ethnicon)) [other]
Etymologies: Morphological Composition: and it has arisen from the general name 'Caucasus', as Maroneia from Maron son of Maron, Charismeneia from Charismos, Byzantion from Byzas.; Eponym Person: it was called after the king Caucasus.; Place Transfer: or after a river.; Morphological Composition: the ethnicon 'Καυκασιπεύτης' (formed) like 'Ζελιπεύτης'.; Morphological Composition: and 'Καυκασίους' is derived from the general 'Caucasus', as 'Ἀντρωνίους'.; Unclear Metalinguistic: it is also called 'Καυκωνίς' and 'Καυκωνίας' and 'Καυκωνίτης'.
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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*.

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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…
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…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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