Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika
Antissa: a city of Lesbos next to Sigrion; from which Terpandros the Antissaian, the most distinguished kitharode. From Antissa the daughter of Makar, in the of Philon. There is also one of the Cyclades. And a third of India, which Philon records and Demodamas of Miletos.
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.
Ἄντισσα, πόλις Λέσβου ἐφεξῆς τῷ Σιγρίῳ· ἀφ´ ἧς Τέρπανδρος ὁ Ἀντισσαῖος, διασημότατος κιθαρῳδός. ἀπὸ Ἀντίσσης τῆς Μάκαρος θυγατρός, ἐν τοῖς Φίλωνος. ἔστι καὶ νῆσος μία τῶν Κυκλάδων. καὶ τρίτη Ἰνδικῆς, ἣν ἀναγράφει Φίλων καὶ Δημοδάμας ὁ Μιλήσιος.
…νῆλθεν, ὡς Φίλων. ἔστι καὶ Μέλισσα πόλις Λιβύων. Ἑκαταῖος Ἀσίᾳ. καὶ ἐν Κυζίκῳ κώμη Μέλισσα. Ἄμφισσα πόλις Ὀζολῶν Λοκρῶν. ἔστι δὲ παραγωγὴ ἐκ τῆς ἀμφί ὡς ἐκ τῆς ἀντί Ἄντισσα· ἔστι δὲ πόλις Λέσβου ἐφεξῆς τῷ Σιγρίῳ ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀντίσσης τῆς Μάκαρος θυγατρός, ἐν τοῖς Φίλωνος. ἔστι καὶ νῆσος μία τῶν Κυκλάδων καὶ τρίτη Ἰνδικῆς, ἣν ἀναγράφει Φίλων καὶ Δημοδάμας ὁ Μιλήσιος—καὶ ἐκ τῆς ἐπί ἔπισσα παρ´ Ἑκαταίῳ. »Μνημοσύνης ἢ Λητογενοῦς χαρίεντος ἔπισσα«. Ἄργισσα πόλις ἡ ὕστερον Ἄργουρα. Πίτνισσα πόλις Λυκαονίας. ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ τὰ παρεσχηματισμένα, Μάκεσσα, Θρέϊσσα, Ἀράβισσα, Αἰθιόπισσα, Καππ…