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Entry #92
Greek source: meineke
Meineke: 436.8 | Billerbeck: Μ92
OCR: gemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-27
Word count: 69
AI prompt: v1
Entities: Μάσταυρα (Mastaura) [place], Λυδία (Lydia) [place], Μᾶ (Ma) [deity], Ῥέα (Rhea) [deity], Ζεύς (Zeus) [deity], Διόνυσος (Dionysus) [deity], Ἥρα (Hera) [deity], Ἄρης (Ares) [deity], Καρσίς (Karsin (place name, uncertain)) [place], Μάσαρις (Masaris (epithet of Dionysus)) [deity], Λυδοί (Lydians) [people], Χρυσαόρας (Chrysaoras (river)) [place], Μασταυρεύς (Mastaureus (ethnic)) [other], Πηγασεύς (Pygaseus / Pēgaseus (ethnic)) [other], Μασταυρίτης (Mastaurites (ethnic)) [other]
Etymologies: Eponym Person: Mastaura, a city of Lydia, from Ma (i.e. named after the goddess Ma).; Folk Etymology Narrative: Ma attached herself to Rhea, to whom Zeus entrusted Dionysus to be reared (mythic narrative explaining the association of Ma/Rhea with Dionysus).; Eponym Person: And near Karsos Dionysus was called 'Masaris', whence (the name) was called (implying derivation from the epithet 'Masaris').; Eponym Person: Rhea was also called Ma ... a bull was sacrificed to her by the Lydians, from whom the city (takes its name).
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Μάσταυρα, πόλις Λυδίας, ἀπὸ Μᾶς. Μᾶ δὲ τῇ Ῥέᾳ εἵπετο, ᾗ παρέδωκε Ζεὺς Διόνυσον τρέφειν. καὶ ἡ Μᾶ παρὰ τῆς Ἥρας ἐρωτηθεῖσα τίνος εἴη τὸ βρέφος, Ἄρεος ἔφη. καὶ παρὰ Καρσὶν ὁ Διόνυσος Μάσαρις ἔνθεν ἐκλήθη. ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ καὶ ἡ Ῥέα Μᾶ καὶ ταῦρος αὐτῇ ἐθύετο παρὰ Λυδοῖς, ἀφ´ ἧς ἡ πόλις. ποταμὸς δὲ [διὰ] μέσης τῆς πόλεως ῥεῖ Χρυσαόρας λεγόμενος. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Μασταυρεύς ὡς Πηγασεύς. εἴρηται καὶ Μασταυρίτης.

Mastavra: a city of Lydia, [so called] from Mas. Now Mas accompanied Rhea, to whom Zeus entrusted Dionysos to rear. And Mas, when questioned by Hera as to whose the infant was, said it was Ares’. And among the Karsai Dionysos was called Masaris, whence he received the name. Rhea too was called Mas, and a bull was sacrificed to her among the Lydians—after her the city [is named]. A river flows through the middle of the city called Chrysaoras. The ethnic is Mastaur-eus, as Pegaseus; it is also said Mastaurites.

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Herodian 1.388

char LCS 217 (69.1%) · word LCS 52 (75.4%)

Stephanos

Μάσταυρα, πόλις Λυδίας, ἀπὸ Μᾶς. Μᾶ δὲ τῇ Ῥέᾳ εἵπετο, ᾗ παρέδωκε Ζεὺς Διόνυσον τρέφειν. καὶ ἡ Μᾶ παρὰ τῆς Ἥρας ἐρωτηθεῖσα τίνος εἴη τὸ βρέφος, Ἄρεος ἔφη. καὶ παρὰ Καρσὶν ὁ Διόνυσος Μάσαρις ἔνθεν ἐκλήθη. ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ καὶ ἡ Ῥέα Μᾶ καὶ ταῦρος αὐτῇ ἐθύετο παρὰ Λυδοῖς, ἀφ´ ἧς ἡ πόλις. ποταμὸς δὲ [διὰ] μέσης τῆς πόλεως ῥεῖ Χρυσαόρας λεγόμενος. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Μασταυρεύς ὡς Πηγασεύς. εἴρηται καὶ Μασταυρίτης.

Herodian

…ῷ Πόντῳ, ὡς Ἀρριανός. Ἀννίχωρον. μέμνηται Ἀλκμάν. Μαινόβωρα πόλις Μαστιηνῶν. Ἑκαταῖος Εὐρώπῃ. Ἄσσωρον ὄρος Σάμου, ὅθεν ῥεῖ ὁ Ἀμφίλυσος. Εὐφορίων Ἀρτεμιδώρῳ »δαῖμον ὃς Ἀμφιλύσοιο ῥόον....« Ἴσαυρα πόλις, Χάραξ δὲ θηλυκῶς. Μάσταυρα πόλις Λυδίας, ἀπὸ Μᾶς. Μᾶ δὲ τῇ Ῥέᾳ εἵπετο, ᾗ παρέδωκε Ζεὺς Διόνυσον τρέφειν. καὶ ἡ Μᾶ παρὰ τῆς Ἥρας ἐρωτηθεῖσα, τίνος εἴη τὸ βρέφος, Ἄρεος ἔφη. καὶ παρὰ Καρσὶν ὁ Διόνυσος Μάσαρις ἔνθεν ἐκλήθη. ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ καὶ ἡ Ῥέα Μᾶ καὶ ταῦρος αὐτῇ ἐθύετο παρὰ Λυδοῖς, ἀφ´ ἧς ἡ πόλις. Ἄνδειρα πόλις

Herodian 1.405

char LCS 19 (6.1%) · word LCS 6 (8.7%)

Stephanos

Μάσταυρα, πόλις Λυδίας, ἀπὸ Μᾶς. Μᾶ δὲ τῇ Ῥέᾳ εἵπετο, ᾗ παρέδωκε Ζεὺς Διόνυσον τρέφειν. καὶ ἡ Μᾶ παρὰ τῆς Ἥρας ἐρωτηθεῖσα τίνος εἴη τὸ βρέφος, Ἄρεος ἔφη. καὶ παρὰ Καρσὶν ὁ Διόνυσος Μάσαρις ἔνθεν ἐκλήθη. ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ καὶ ἡ Ῥέα Μᾶ καὶ ταῦρος αὐτῇ ἐθύετο παρὰ Λυδοῖς, ἀφ´ ἧς ἡ πόλις. ποταμὸς δὲ [διὰ] μέσης τῆς πόλεως ῥεῖ Χρυσαόρας λεγόμενος. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Μασταυρεύς ὡς Πηγασεύς. εἴρηται καὶ Μασταυρίτης.

Herodian

(v. 95) »καὶ Λᾶν περήσεις«. ταύτην δὲ διαλύσας Ὅμηρός φησιν (Β 585) »οἵ τε Λάαν εἶχον ἠδ´ Οἴτυλον ἀμφενέμοντο«. κεῖται δὲ ἐπὶ πέτρας ὑψηλῆς, διὸ Λᾶ καλεῖται. Μᾶ, ἣ τῇ Ῥέᾳ εἵπετο. ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ καὶ ἡ Ῥέα Μᾶ. * Τὰ εἰς 'η' μονοσύλλαβα ἐκ συναιρέσεως περισπᾶται, μόνη δὲ ἡ γῆ κοινὴ συνήθης, τὸ γὰρ Ῥῆ ἡ Ῥέα ἴδιόν ἐστι τοῦ Συρίου καὶ οὐ πᾶσιν ἴσως ἢ καὶ Ἀττικοῖς γνωστόν· τὸ δὲ πλῆ εἰρημένον παρὰ Διογένει τῷ Ἀπολλωνιάτῃ ἀντὶ τοῦ …