Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika
Amphissa: a city of the Ozolian Lokrians. It was named because it is enclosed by the mountains lying around. A derivation, as from 'anti' Antissa and from 'epi' 'epissa', so 'amphi' Amphissa. The citizen Amphissaios and Amphisseus. The from the place Amphissethen. There is also a region of Lesser Armenia Amphissene, as Strabo in the eleventh.
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.
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