Λᾶ - Stephanos Ethnika

Λᾶ OCR ✓ Trans ✓ Confirmed ✓

city

Entry #1
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 404.5 | Billerbeck: Λ1
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-24
Word count: 39
AI prompt: v1
Sources: Λυκόφρων (Lycophron), Ὅμηρος (Homer) Β 585
Entities: Λᾶ (La) [place], Διόσκουροι (Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux)) [deity], Λαπέρσαι (Lapersai) [people], Λᾶ (Laan (Homeric form of La)) [place], Οἴτυλον (Oitylon) [place], Λᾶος (the Lae / inhabitants of La) [people]
Etymologies: Morphological Composition: It lies on a high rock, therefore it is called La.; Folk Etymology Narrative: Having taken this (place), the Dioscuri were called Lapersai.
Place: Laconia | 📍 Map
Source: e9783110219630_i1026.jpg
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Λᾶ, πόλις Λακωνική. Λυκόφρων “καὶ Λᾶν περήσεις”. ταύτην ἑλόντες οἱ Διόσκουροι Λαπέρσαι ἐκλήθησαν. λέγεται καὶ ἀρσενικῶς. ταύτην διαλύσας Ὅμηρός φησιν “οἵ τε Λάαν εἶχον, ἠδ´ Οἴτυλον ἀμφενέμοντο”. κεῖται δὲ ἐπὶ πέτρας ὑψηλῆς, διὸ Λᾶ καλεῖται. οἱ οἰκοῦντες Λᾶοι.

Λᾶ: a city of Laconia. Lycophron (95): “and you will pass beyond La.” Having captured this city, the Dioscuri were called Lapersai. It is also used in the masculine gender. Homer, by resolving the name, says (Il. 2.585): “those who held Laa and dwelt about Oitylos.” It lies upon a lofty rock, and for this reason it is called La. The inhabitants are Laoi.

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char LCS 69 (33.3%) · word LCS 15 (39.5%)

Stephanos

Λᾶ, πόλις Λακωνική. Λυκόφρων “καὶ Λᾶν περήσεις”. ταύτην ἑλόντες οἱ Διόσκουροι Λαπέρσαι ἐκλήθησαν. λέγεται καὶ ἀρσενικῶς. ταύτην διαλύσας Ὅμηρός φησιν “οἵ τε Λάαν εἶχον, ἠδ´ Οἴτυλον ἀμφενέμοντο”. κεῖται δὲ ἐπὶ πέτρας ὑψηλῆς, διὸ Λᾶ καλεῖται. οἱ οἰκοῦντες Λᾶοι.

Herodian

(v. 95) »καὶ Λᾶν περήσεις«. ταύτην δὲ διαλύσας Ὅμηρός φησιν (Β 585) »οἵ τε Λάαν εἶχον ἠδ´ Οἴτυλον ἀμφενέμοντο«. κεῖται δὲ ἐπὶ πέτρας ὑψηλῆς, διὸ Λᾶ καλεῖται. Μᾶ, ἣ τῇ Ῥέᾳ εἵπετο. ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ καὶ ἡ Ῥέα Μᾶ. * Τὰ εἰς 'η' μονοσύλλαβα ἐκ συναιρέσεως περισπᾶται, μόνη δὲ ἡ γῆ κοινὴ συνήθης, τὸ γὰρ Ῥῆ ἡ Ῥέα ἴδιόν ἐστι τοῦ Συρίου καὶ οὐ πᾶσιν ἴσως ἢ καὶ Ἀττικοῖς γνωστόν· τὸ δὲ πλῆ ε…