Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika
Amantia: a district of the Illyrians, near Orikos and Kerkyra, settled by Abantes returning from Troy. Kallimachos calls it Amantine. Its possessive Amantinike. They are also called Amantes. The ethnonym Amantieus. They also call them Abantes.
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.
Ἀμαντία, Ἰλλυριῶν μοῖρα, πλησίον Ὠρικοῦ καὶ Κερκύρας, ἐξ Ἀβάντων τῶν ἀπὸ Τροίας νοστησάντων ᾠκισμένη. Καλλίμαχος Ἀμαντίνην αὐτήν φησιν. ἧς τὸ κτητικὸν Ἀμαντινική. λέγονται καὶ Ἄμαντες. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Ἀμαντιεύς. καὶ Ἄβαντας αὐτούς φασιν.
Ἰλλυριῶν μοῖρα πλησίον Ὠρικοῦ καὶ Κερκύρας, ἐξ Ἀβάντων τῶν ἀπὸ Τροίας νοστησάντων ᾠκισμένη, κατὰ βαρβαρικὴν τροπὴν τοῦ 'β' εἰς 'μ' ἐλέχθη παρὰ Ἀντιγόνῳ ἐν Μακεδονικῇ περιηγήσει. Καλλίμαχος Ἀμαντίνην αὐτήν φησι ὡς Λεοντίνην «καὶ Ἀμαντίνην ᾤκισαν Ὠρικίην». Ἀετία· οὕτως ἐκλήθη ἡ Αἴγυπτος ἀπό τινος Ἰνδοῦ Ἀετοῦ. ἀλλὰ …