Δύμη - Stephanos Ethnika

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Entry #140
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: - | Billerbeck: Δ140
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-22
Word count: 94
AI prompt: v1
Sources: Καλλίμαχος (Callimachus) fr. 395 Pfeiffer [ἐν ἐπιγράμμασιν], Pfeiffer (Pfeiffer (editor)) fr. 395 Pfeiffer, Ἀπολλόδωρος (Apollodorus) FGrHist 244 F 190, Ἔφορος (Ephorus) FGrHist 70 F 84, Παυσανίας (Pausanias) (7,17,6)
Entities: Δύμη (Dyme) [place], Ἀχαΐα (Achaia) [place], Ἀχαιοί (Achaeans) [people], Στράτος (Stratos) [place], Οἰβώτας (Oibotas) [person], Ἀθηνᾶ (Athena) [deity], Δυμαῖος (Dymaeans (inhabitants of Dyme)) [people]
Etymologies: Unclear Metalinguistic: The district was formerly called Dymi, while the city was Stratos; later both the city and the district were called Dymi.; Morphological Composition: It is also said in the plural, as Apollodorus (writes) 'Dymai'.
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Δύμη, πόλις Ἀχαΐας, ἐσχάτη πρὸς δύσιν ὅθεν καὶ Καλλίμαχος ἐν ἐπιγράμμασιν “εἰς Δύμην ἀπιόντα τὴν Ἀχαιῶν ...” καὶ Δύμη ἡ χώρα πάλαι ἐκαλεῖτο, ἡ δὲ πόλις Στράτος ὕστερον δὲ καὶ ἡ πόλις καὶ ἡ χώρα Δύμη ἐκλήθησαν. λέγεται καὶ πληθυντικῶς, ὡς Ἀπολλόδωρος “τούτων ἀπέχουσα σταδίους ρκʹ ἐσχάτη κεῖται πρὸς δύσιν Δῦμαι”. ὁ πολίτης Δυμαῖος. Ἔφορος κδʹ “παραγενομένης δὲ τῆς στρατιᾶς εἰς τὴν Δύμην, πρῶτον μὲν οἱ Δυμαῖοι καταπλαγέντες”. καὶ Παυσανίας ζʹ “Οἰβώτᾳ ἀνδρὶ Δυμαίῳ σταδίου μὲν ἀνελομένῳ νίκην”. καὶ πάλιν “Δυμαίοις μέν ἐστιν Ἀθηνᾶς ναὸς καὶ ἄγαλμα”. καὶ ἐν τῷ ηʹ “τὰ δὲ πρὸς Ἀχαΐαν Δυμαίων εἰσὶν ὅμοροι”. καὶ Ἀπολλόδωρος ἢ ὁ τὰ τούτου ἐπιτεμνόμενος “τὴν δὲ χώραν ἔχουσι Δυμαῖοι”. καὶ Φίλιστος Σικελικῶν αʹ “ἐπὶ τῆς ὀλυμπιάδος ἣν Οἰβώτας [ὁ Δυμαῖος] ἐνίκα στάδιον”. καὶ Ἀπολλόδωρος ἐν χρονικῶν αʹ “πόλεμος ἐνέστη τοῖς τε Δυμαίοις ὅθεν ...” καὶ Θεόπομπος μʹ “προστάται δὲ τῆς πόλεως ἦσαν τῶν μὲν Συρακοσίων Ἄθηνις καὶ Ἡρακλείδης, τῶν δὲ μισθοφόρων Ἀρχέλαος ὁ Δυμαῖος”. τὸ θηλυκὸν Δυμαία. Εὐφορίων “ἥ τις ἔχεις κληῖδας ἐπιζεφύροιο Δυμαίης”, διὰ τὸ πρὸς δύσιν ἐπιζέφυρον. Ἀντίμαχος Καυκωνίδα φησὶν αὐτὴν ἀπὸ Καύκωνος ποταμοῦ, ὡς [τὰς Θήβας] Διρκαίας, ἔνιοι δὲ καὶ Ἀσωπίδας. διαστέλλεται δὲ τῆς Ἠλείας κατὰ τὴν Βουπρασίαν Λαρίσῳ τῷ ποταμῷ. λέγεται καὶ Δύμιος, ὡς Βοίβη Βοίβιος. Ἀντίμαχος ἐν εʹ Θηβαΐδος ἐν δέ νυ τοῖσι μάλα πρόφρων ἐπίκουρος ἀμορβέων ὡμίλης´, εἵως διεπέρσατε Δύμιον ἄστυ.

Dymē: a city of Achaia, the westernmost; whence also Callimachus in the Epigrams: “going off to Dymē, the (land) of the Achaeans.” And Dymē was formerly the name of the district (chōra), while the city was Stratos; later both the city and the district were called Dymē. It is also said in the plural, as Apollodorus: “lying 150 stades from these, at the westernmost point, are Dymē (Dymāi).” The citizen is Dymāios. Ephorus, book 24: “and when the army arrived at Dymē, first the Dymāioi, struck with amazement …” And Pausanias, book 7: “to Oibōtas, a man of Dymē, who had won a victory in the stadion (race).” And again: “among the Dymāioi there is a temple of Athena and a statue.” And in book 8: “but the parts toward Achaia …”

Herodian overlaps

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

Herodian 1.96

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Stephanos

… ἦσαν τῶν μὲν Συρακοσίων Ἄθηνις καὶ Ἡρακλείδης, τῶν δὲ μισθοφόρων Ἀρχέλαος ὁ Δυμαῖος”. τὸ θηλυκὸν Δυμαία. Εὐφορίων “ἥ τις ἔχεις κληῖδας ἐπιζεφύροιο Δυμαίης”, διὰ τὸ πρὸς δύσιν ἐπιζέφυρον. Ἀντίμαχος Καυκωνίδα φησὶν αὐτὴν ἀπὸ Καύκωνος ποταμοῦ, ὡς [τὰς Θήβας] Διρκαίας, ἔνιοι δὲ καὶ Ἀσωπίδας. διαστέλλεται δὲ τῆς Ἠλείας κατὰ τὴν Βουπρασίαν Λαρίσῳ τῷ ποταμῷ. λέγεται καὶ Δύμιος, ὡς Βοίβη Βοίβιος. Ἀντίμαχος ἐν εʹ Θηβαΐδος ἐν δέ νυ τοῖσι μάλα πρόφρων ἐπίκουρος ἀμορβέων ὡμίλης´, εἵως διεπέρ…

Herodian

…ἀκανθοπλῆγι »τὰς θεσπιῳδοὺς ἱερίας Δωδωνίδας«. Ἠδωνίς· οὕτως Ἀριστοτέλης φησὶν Ἄντανδρον πόλιν ὠνομάσθαι διὰ τὸ Θρᾷκας Ἠδωνοὺς ὄντας οἰκῆσαι. Ἰτωνίς, Ἰωνίς, Κυδωνίς, Κραννωνίς, Καυκωνίς· οὕτω Δύμην πόλιν Ἀντίμαχος καλεῖ ἀπὸ Καύκωνος ποταμοῦ ὡς τὰς Θήβας Διρκαίας. Μαρωνίς, Σιδωνίς, Σιρβωνίς λίμνη πλησίον Κασίου, ἣ καὶ Σίρβων, Σκιρωνίς πέτρα, Τριτωνίς λίμνη. Φρικωνίς, Χαιρωνίς. τὸ δὲ Πυῆνις πόλις Κόλχων καὶ Ἄθηνις καὶ Ἄδωνις καὶ τὸ ὄνωνις εἶδος ἀκάνθης βαρύνονται, οὐ γὰρ παρώνυμα…