Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika
Alalkomenion: a city of Boiotia, from Alalkomeneus, who also established Athena Alalkomeneis. For it is not from 'alalkein', as Aristarchos; for then it would be 'Alalkeis'; but as Theseus Theseis, so 'Alalkomeneus' 'Alalkomeneis', just as 'Briseus' 'Briseis' and 'Nereus' 'Nereis'. "From Alalkomeneus and Athenais daughter of Hippobotos Glaukopos, from whom the Glaukopion and Glaukopis. And Zeus Polieus and Athena Polias." The ethnonym Alalkomenieus and Alalkomenios, and Athena is honoured there as Alalkomenia. From Alalkomenai, Alalkomenaios.
External translation supplied by Brady Kiesling; reported Claude Fable 5.5 translation. Credit: Brady Kiesling and the Stephanos project (Greg Baker, Gabriel Jower, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling). Not individually verified; exact Greek input not supplied.
Stephanos excerpt (left) is aligned with matched Herodian passages (right). Colors indicate corresponding overlap spans.
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