Κύρη

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

Κύρη OCR ✓ Trans ✓ Confirmed ✓
island
Entry #287
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 396.15 | Billerbeck: Κ287
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-23
Word count: 15
AI prompt: v1
Sources: Ἑκαταῖος (Hecataeus) FGrHist 1 F 281 [Περιηγήσεως β]
Entities: Κύρη (Kyre (island)) [place], Περσικός Πόντος (Persian (Sea)/Persian Gulf) [place], Κυραῖος (Kyraean (inhabitant of Kýre)) [people], Ἀσκραῖος (Askraean (inhabitant of Askra)) [people]
Etymologies: Morphological Composition: The islander is called 'Kyraios' in the same way as 'Askraios' (i.e. the demonym is formed analogously).
Place: Cyrene | 📍 Map
Source: e9783110219630_i0879.jpg
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Κύρη, νῆσος ἐν τῷ Περσικῷ πόντῳ. Ἑκαταῖος ἐν περιηγήσεως δευτέρῳ. ὁ νησιώτης Κυραῖος ὡς Ἀσκραῖος.
Kyrē: an island in the Persian Gulf. Hekataios in the second book of the *Periēgēsis*. The islander is Κυραῖος (*Kyrāios*), as Ἀσκραῖος (*Askrāios*).

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