Κύθνος

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island

Entry #257
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 392.1 | Billerbeck: Κ257
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-23
Word count: 25
AI prompt: v1
Entities: Κύθνος (Kythnos) [place], Δρυοπίς (Dryopis) [place], Κυκλάδες (Cyclades) [place], Κύθνος (Kythnos) [place], Ὀφιοῦσσα (Ophiussa) [place], Δρυοπίς (Dryopis) [place], Κύνθιος (Kynthian) [person], Κυδίας (Kydias) [person]
Etymologies: Eponym Person: from Kythnos, who founded it (i.e. named after Kythnos the founder); Unclear Metalinguistic: it was also called Ophioussa and Dryopis (alternate names given without further explanation); Morphological Composition: the islander (demonym) Kythnios; and 'Kythnios' cheese (derivatives formed from the place-name)
Place: Kythnos | 📍 Map
Source: e9783110219630_i0819.jpg
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Κύθνος, νῆσος πρὸς τῇ Δρυοπίδι τῶν Κυκλάδων, ἀπὸ Κύθνου κτίσαντος. ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ καὶ Ὀφίουσα καὶ Δρυοπίς· ὁ νησιώτης Κύθνιος. καὶ Κύθνιος τυρὸς καὶ Κυδίας ὁ ζωγράφος.

Dryopis, Kithnos, Kythnus, Kytnos, ...+1 more">Kythnos: an island off Dryopis, one of the Cyclades, named after Kythnos its founder. It was also called Ophioussa and Dryopis. The islander is (called) Kythnios. Also (there is) Kythnian cheese, and Kydias the painter.

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