Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika
Apaisos: a city in the Troad. Homer: "those who held Adresteia and the district of Apaisos". And without the 'a': "who dwelt in Paisos, rich in possessions". As indeed Atarna the city and 'Tarna'. Homer: "who from Tarne of the rich soil". The ethnonym Apaisenos, and feminine and neuter. There is also a city of Daunia Paisos near Argyrippa, whose ethnic is Paisios, as of 'Rhosos' 'Rhosios', or, what is better, Paisinos, with 'i' and perispomenon by the custom of the land.
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.
Ἀπαισός, πόλις κατὰ τὴν Τρωάδα. Ὅμηρος “οἵτ´ Ἀδρήστειάν τ´ εἶχον καὶ δῆμον Ἀπαισοῦ”. καὶ δίχα τοῦ « α » “ὅς ῥ´ ἐνὶ Παισῷ ναῖε πολυκτήμων”. ὡς ἄρ´ Ἄταρνα πόλις καὶ Τάρνα. Ὅμηρος “ὃς ἐκ Τάρνης ἐριβώλακος”. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Ἀπαισηνός καὶ θηλυκὸν καὶ οὐδέτερον. ἔστι καὶ τῆς Δαυνίας πόλις Παῖσος κατ´ Ἀργύριππα, ἧς τὸ ἐθνικὸν Παίσιος, ὡς τῆς Ῥωσοῦ Ῥώσιος, ἢ ὅπερ ἄμεινον Παισῖνος, διὰ τοῦ « ι » καὶ περισπωμένως τῷ ἔθει τῆς χώρας.
…ηρος «ὅς ῥ´ ἐνὶ Παισῷ ναῖε πολυκτήμων» (Il. Ε 612), ἐν ἑτέροις δὲ «δῆμον Ἀπαισοῦ» (Il. Β 828). Παισὸς δὲ εἴρηται παρὰ τὸ τὴν Ἀργὼ προσορμίζουσαν ἐκεῖσε παῖσαι καὶ προσεγγίσαι. Παισός καὶ ἐν πλεονασμῷ τοῦ 'α' Ἀπαισός ὥσπερ Ἄταρνα πόλις καὶ Τάρνα. Ὅμηρος «ὃς ἐκ Τάρνης ἐριβώλακος» (Il. Ε 44). ἔστι καὶ Δαυνίας πόλις Παισός κατ´ Ἀργύριππα. Λουσός καὶ Λουσοί πόλις Ἀρκαδίας, ὅπου Μελάμπους ἔλουσε τὰς Προίτου θυγατέρας καὶ ἔπαυσε τῆς μανίας. λέγεται δὲ καὶ Λοῦσα οὐδετέρως. Πραισός πόλις. Μαυσός κώμη …