Κεγχρεαί

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

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Entry #146
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 371.7 | Billerbeck: Κ146
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-19
Word count: 34
AI prompt: v1
Sources: Ὅμηρος (Homer)
Entities: Κεγχρεαί (Kenchreai (Cenchreae)) [place], Τρωάς (Troas) [place], Τρῶες (Troans) [people], Κόρινθος (Corinth) [place], Ἰταλία (Italy) [place], Κεγχρεάτης (Kenchreate (ethnic name)) [people], Κορσεάτης (Korseates (ethnic name)) [people], Κέγχρειος (Kenchreian (epithet)) [other], Ποσειδῶν (Poseidon) [deity], Κεγχρίος (Kenchrios (hero)) [person]
Etymologies: Morphological Composition: The ethnicon (demonym) Κεγχρεάτης (Kenchreates) formed similarly to Κορσεάτης (Korseates).; Eponym Person: It is said that Poseidon is also called Kenchreios from the son-hero Kenchrios (i.e. the name derives from the hero Kenchrios).
Place: Cenchreae | 📍 Map
Source: e9783110219630_i0379.jpg
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Κεγχρεαί, πόλις Τρῳάδος, ἐν ᾗ διέτριψεν Ὅμηρος μανθάνων τὰ κατὰ τοὺς Τρῶας. δευτέρα πόλις καὶ ἐπίνειον Κορίνθου. τρίτη Ἰταλίας. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Κεγχρεάτης ὡς Κορσεάτης. λέγεται καὶ Κέγχρειος ὁ Ποσειδῶν ἀπὸ τοῦ υἱοῦ ἥρωος Κεγχρίου.
Cenchreae: a city of the Troad, in which Homer spent time, learning the matters concerning the Trojans. (2) A city and harbor (epineion) of Corinth. (3) Of Italy. The ethnic is Cenchreates, as Corsēates. Poseidon too is called Kenchreios from his hero-son Kenchrios.

Herodian overlaps

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

Herodian 1.284
char LCS 44 (23.8%) · word LCS 7 (20.6%)
Stephanos
Κεγχρεαί, πόλις Τρῳάδος, ἐν ᾗ διέτριψεν Ὅμηρος μανθάνων τὰ κατὰ τοὺς Τρῶας. δευτέρα πόλις καὶ ἐπίνειον Κορίνθου. τρίτη Ἰταλίας. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Κεγχρεάτης ὡς Κορσεάτης. λέγεται καὶ Κέγχρειος ὁ Ποσειδῶν ἀπὸ τοῦ υἱοῦ ἥρωος Κεγχρίου.
Herodian
…Ἀραιθυρέα. τούτους Φλιάσιοί φασι θήρας ἐμπείρους γενέσθαι καὶ τὰ εἰς πόλεμον ἀνδρείους· προαποθανούσης δὲ τῆς ἀδελφῆς Ἄορις εἰς μνήμην τῆς ἀδελφῆς τὴν χώραν οὕτως ἔφη». Μανθυρέα κώμη Ἀρκαδίας. τὸ δὲ Κεγχρεαί πόλις Τρωάδος—δευτέρα πόλις καὶ ἐπίνειον Κορίνθου. τρίτη Ἰταλίας—Γαθεαί πόλις Ἀρκαδίας, Κεδρεαί πόλις Καρίας. Ἑκαταῖος Ἀσίᾳ. Κορσεαί νῆσος τῆς Ἰωνίας καταντικρὺ Σάμου. Ἑκαταῖος

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