Λάμψακος

Entry #34
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 410.16 | Billerbeck: Λ34
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-25
Word count: 67
Translation blocked: Most differences are orthographic or typographic (punctuation, apostrophe form, sigma spelling). One substantive difference: Billerbeck uses the conjunction καὶ, while Meineke has the adversative/particle δʼ and inserts a sentence break, which changes clause linkage.
Sources: Δηίοχος (Deiochos (the Cyzicene)) FGrHist 471 F 3, Ἐπαφρόδιτος (Epaphroditus) fr. 24 Braswell/Billerbeck = fr. 29 Lünzner, Ὅμηρος (Homer) B 829 [Iliad], Δημοσθένης (Demosthenes) FGrHist 699 F 16 = fr. 11 Powell
Entities: Λάμψακος (Lampsacus) [place], Προποντίς (Propontis (Sea of Marmara)) [place], Λάμψακος (Lampsacus) [place], Φώκαιοι (Phocaeans) [people], Πιτυοῦσσα (Pityoussa) [place], Κύζικος (Cyzicus / Cyzicene) [place], Πιτύεια (Pityeia) [place], Λαομεδόντειος (Laomedontean (place-name)) [place], Θεμιστοκλῆς (Themistocles) [person], Πέρσαι (Persians) [people], Πρίαπος (Priapus) [deity], Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodite) [deity], Διόνυσος (Dionysus) [deity], Λαμψακηνός (Lampsacene (demonym)) [other]
Etymologies: Eponym Person: From Lampsakis, a certain local maiden (i.e. the town named after a local woman called Lampsake).; Morphological Composition: formerly called Pityoussa (literally 'piney' or 'abounding in pines').; Morphological Composition: Called Pityeia by Homer because it has a multitude of pines.; Eponym Person: Called Laomedonteian (i.e. named after Laomedon).; Folk Etymology Narrative: He says that because of its good wine it is a foundation of Priapus, son of Aphrodite and Dionysus (mythical/folk founding explanation).
Place: Lampsacus | 📍 Map
Source: e9783110219630_i1067.jpg
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