Κύτα - Stephanos Ethnika

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Entry #298
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 398.14 | Billerbeck: Κ298
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-23
Word count: 59
AI prompt: v1
Sources: Λυκόφρων (Lycophron) (1312), Ἀπολλώνιος Ῥόδιος (Apollonius Rhodius (Argonautica)) A. R. 2,403 [Ἀργοναυτικά]
Entities: Κύτα (Kyta (Cyta)) [place], Κόλχη (Colchis) [place], Μήδεια (Medea) [person], Σκυθία (Scythia) [place], Κυταῖος (Kytaean (inhabitant of Kyta)) [people], Κυταιεύς (Kytaeus (demonym)) [people], Αἰήτης (Aeëtes) [person], Κυταία (Kytaia/Cytaea (feminine form)) [place], Κυταία (Kytaia/Cytaea) [place], Λιβυστῖνος (Libyans) [people], Κόλχοι (Colchians) [people], Εὐρώπη (Europe) [place], Κύταιον (Kytaion (a city)) [place], Κρήτη (Crete) [place]
Etymologies: Morphological Composition: The inhabitant (demonym) is 'Kytaîos', from whom also 'Kytaieús' is formed.; Morphological Composition: The feminine form (of the name) is 'Kytaïas' and 'Kytaía'.; Morphological Composition: It is also said that 'Kytai(s)' (Κυταιΐς) is from (derived from) 'Kytaîos'.
Place: Cytaeum | 📍 Map
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Κύτα, πόλις Κολχική, πατρὶς Μηδείας. ἔστι καὶ ἄλλη Σκυθίας. ὁ πολίτης Κυταῖος, ἐξ οὗ καὶ Κυταιεύς “πύργους εἰσόψεσθε Κυταιέος Αἰήταο”. τὸ θηλυκὸν Κυταιϊάς. καὶ Κυταία, Λυκόφρων “ὃς εἰς Κυταίαν τὴν Λιβυστίνην μολών”. [οἱ Λιβυστῖνοι γὰρ ἔθνος παρακείμενον Κόλχοις.] λέγεται καὶ Κυταιίς ἀπὸ τοῦ Κυταῖος. οἱ δὲ ὅτι δύο εἰσὶ Κύτα, ταῦτα καὶ τῆς Εὐρώπης. ἔστι καὶ Κύταιον πόλις Κρήτης.

Kýta: a Colchian city, the homeland of Medea. There is also another (Kýta) in Scythia. The citizen is Kytaios, whence also Kytaiêus: “you shall behold the towers of Kytaiêus Aiêtas” (Apollonius Rhodius 2.403). The feminine forms are Kytaiïas and Kytaia; Lycophron (1312): “who, going to Kytaia of the Libystinoi …”. {For the Libystinoi are an ethnic group lying near the Colchoi.} It is also said (in the form) Kytaiïs from Kytaios. Others, because there are two Kýta, say that these (are) also in Europe. There is also Kýtaion, a city of Crete.

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Stephanos

Κύτα, πόλις Κολχική, πατρὶς Μηδείας. ἔστι καὶ ἄλλη Σκυθίας. ὁ πολίτης Κυταῖος, ἐξ οὗ καὶ Κυταιεύς “πύργους εἰσόψεσθε Κυταιέος Αἰήταο”. τὸ θηλυκὸν Κυταιϊάς. καὶ Κυταία, Λυκόφρων “ὃς εἰς Κυταίαν τὴν Λιβυστίνην μολών”. [οἱ Λιβυστῖνοι γὰρ ἔθνος παρακείμενον Κόλχοις.] λέγεται καὶ Κυ…

Herodian

…οῦ Πριάπου κατὰ Λίνον». Σπάδα κώμη Περσική, ἐν ᾗ πρώτῃ εὐνουχισμὸς γέγονεν, ὅθεν σπάδοι λέγονται. Πέφνον πόλις Λακωνική. Ἀπολλόδωρος δὲ νῆσον αὐτήν φησι. λέγεται καὶ θηλυκῶς. Πράσον ἀκρωτήριον περὶ τὴν Ἐρυθρὰν θάλασσαν. Κύτα πόλις Κολχική, πατρὶς Μηδείας. ἔστι καὶ ἄλλη Σκυθίας. Θέρμα χωρίον Σικελίας. Φίλιστος τρίτῳ. ἔστι καὶ Βιθυνίας Θέρμα τὰ μὲν Πύθια τὰ δὲ ἐν Προύσῃ βασιλικὰ λεγόμενα, τὰ δὲ ἐν Καππαδοκίᾳ, τὰ δὲ ἐν Συρίᾳ, τὰ δὲ Δορυλαείου. Νίψα πόλις Θρᾴκης. προπερισπᾶται δὲ ταῦτα, σῦκον, φῦ…