Λαοδίκεια - Stephanos Ethnika

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Entry #37
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 411.7 | Billerbeck: Λ37
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-25
Word count: 99
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Sources: Φίλων (Philo) FGrHist 790 F 41, App. Anth. (Appendix Anthologiae (Anthology)) App. Anth. VI 95
Entities: Λαοδίκεια (Laodicea) [place], Συρία (Syria) [place], Λευκή ἀκτή (White Shore) [place], Ῥάμιθα (Ramitha) [place], Λαοδίκη (Laodice) [person], Σελεύκος (Seleucus) [person], Νικάτωρ (Nicator) [other], Λυδία (Lydia) [place], Ἀντίοχος (Antiochus) [person], Στρατονίκη (Stratonice) [person], Ζεύς (Zeus) [deity], Ἑρμῆς (Hermes) [deity], Ἀπόλλων (Apollo) [deity], Φοῖβος (Phoebus) [deity], Λυκαονία (Lycaonia) [place], Μηδία (Media) [place]
Etymologies: Morphological Composition: formerly called 'White Coast' (Leuke Aktê).; Folk Etymology Narrative: Previously 'Ramitha'. For a shepherd struck by lightning in it cried 'rhamánthas', that is 'the god is from above'; 'rhaman' means the height and 'athas' the god. Thus Philo.; Eponym Person: It is said to be from Laodike, the mother of Seleucus Nicator (i.e., named after her).; Eponym Person: There is another in Lydia, a foundation of Antiochus (son of Stratonike); for his wife's name was Laodike (i.e., named for her).
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Λαοδίκεια, πόλις τῆς Συρίας, ἡ πρότερον Λευκὴ ἀκτή λεγομένη καὶ πρὸ τούτου Ῥάμιθα κεραυνωθεὶς γάρ τις ἐν αὐτῇ ποιμὴν ἔλεγε “ῥαμάνθας”, τουτέστιν ἀφ´ ὕψους ὁ θεός· ῥάμαν γὰρ τὸ ὕψος, ἄθας δὲ ὁ θεός. οὕτως Φίλων. λέγεται δὲ ἀπὸ Λαοδίκης τῆς μητρὸς Σελεύκου τοῦ Νικάτορος. ἔστι δ´ εὐοινοτάτη καὶ πάσης εὐκαρπίας ἀνάμεστος. ἔστι δὲ καὶ ἑτέρα Λυδίας, Ἀντιόχου κτίσμα τοῦ παιδὸς τῆς Στρατονίκης· τῇ γὰρ γυναικὶ αὐτοῦ ὄνομα Λαοδίκη. Διὸς μήνυμα δι´ Ἑρμοῦ, ὄναρ διὰ χρησμοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος Ἀντιόχῳ βασιλῆι τάδε χρᾷ Φοῖβος Ἀπόλλων, κτιζέμεναι πτολίεθρον ἀγακλεές, ὡς ἐκέλευσεν Ζεὺς ὑψιβρεμέτης, πέμψας ἐριούνιον Ἑρμῆν. ἔστι δὲ καὶ ἄλλη Λυκαονίας. καὶ Μηδίας ἑτέρα.

Laodikeia: a city of Syria, formerly called “White Coast” (Leukē Aktē) and before that Rhamitha. For, after a certain shepherd there was struck by lightning in it, he used to say “ramanthas,” that is, “from on high (comes) the god”: for raman means “height,” and athas “god.” Thus Philo. It is said to be named from Laodikē, the mother of Seleukos Nikatōr. It is very rich in wine and full of every kind of fruitfulness. There is also another Laodikeia in Lydia, a foundation of Antiochos, the son of Stratonikē; for his wife’s name was Laodikē. “A message of Zeus through Hermes, a dream through an oracle of Apollo” (App. Anth. VI 95): to King Antiochos Phoibos Apollo gives this response: “found a glorious city, as Zeus the high-thundering commanded, after sending swift Hermes.” There is also another (Laodikeia) in Lykaonia, and another in Media.

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Λαοδίκεια, πόλις τῆς Συρίας, ἡ πρότερον Λευκὴ ἀκτή λεγομένη καὶ πρὸ τούτου Ῥάμιθα κεραυνωθεὶς γάρ τις ἐν αὐτῇ ποιμὴν ἔλεγε “ῥαμάνθας”, τουτέστιν ἀφ´ ὕψους ὁ θεός· ῥάμαν γὰρ τὸ ὕψος, ἄθας δὲ ὁ θεός. οὕτως Φίλων. λέγεται δὲ ἀπὸ Λαοδίκης τῆς μητρὸς Σελεύκου τοῦ Νικάτορος. ἔστι δ´ εὐοινοτάτη καὶ πάσης εὐ…

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…ς Ἑλλάνικος πρώτῳ Δευκαλιωνείας. ἔστι δὲ καὶ Ἀγάθεια πόλις Λιγύων ἢ Κελτῶν, παραγωγὴ τῆς Ἀγάθης ὡς Βερενίκεια καὶ Θεσσαλονίκεια. Ἰόπεια πόλις Φοινίκης, ἣ καὶ Ἰόπη. λέγεται καὶ Ἰοπία διὰ τοῦ 'ι' καὶ ἴσως ἐκ τοῦ Αἰθιοπία. Λαοδίκεια πόλις τῆς Συρίας ἡ πρότερον Λευκὴ ἀκτὴ λεγομένη καὶ πρὸ τούτου Ῥάμιθα, ὡς Φίλων. ἔστι καὶ ἑτέρα Λυδίας· ἔστι δὲ καὶ ἄλλη Λυκαονίας. καὶ Μηδίας ἑτέρα. λέγεται δὲ κατὰ παραγωγὴν ἐκ τῆς Λαοδίκης ὡς Ἀπάμη Ἀπάμεια Συρίας πόλις ἀπὸ Ἀπάμας τῆς Σελεύκου μητρός. ἔστι καὶ ἄλλη ἐν τῇ Μεσηνῶν γῇ «τῷ …