Μέγαρα

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Μέγαρα, πόλις περὶ τὸν Ἰσθμόν, μέση Πελοποννήσου καὶ Ἀττικῆς καὶ Βοιωτίας, ἧς ἐπίνειον ἡ Νίσαια. ἐκλήθη δὲ ἀπὸ Μεγαρέως τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος ἢ τοῦ Αἰγέως τοῦ Πανδίονος τοῦ Ἐρεχθέως τοῦ Ἡφαίστου, ἢ διὰ τὸ τραχὺ τῆς χώρας. ὁ πολίτης Μεγαρεύς. ἀφ´ ὧν Θέογνις ὁ τὰς παραινέσεις γράψας. ἦν δὲ σχολὴ φιλοσόφων Μεγαρικῶν λεγομένη, διαδεξαμένων Εὐκλείδην Μεγαρέα Σωκρατικόν, ὡς Στράβων ἐνάτῃ. τὸ θηλυκὸν ἐπὶ τῆς χώρας Μεγαρίς καὶ Μεγαρηίς. καὶ κτητικὸν Μεγαρικός. οὕτω δὲ καὶ τοὺς Μεγαρικοὺς κεράμους διὰ τοῦ « ε » χρὴ λέγειν, οὐ διὰ τοῦ « α », ὡς οἱ ἔμποροι τὴν ἄρχουσαν παραφθείροντες. τὰ τοπικὰ Μεγαρόθεν ἐκ τόπου, καὶ ἐν τόπῳ Μεγαροῖ ὡς Πυθοῖ. ἔστι καὶ Μέγαρα ἐν Θετταλίᾳ. τρίτη ἐν Πόντῳ. τετάρτη ἐν Ἰλλυρίδι. πέμπτη ἐν Μολοσσίδι. ἕκτη ἐν Σικελίᾳ, ἡ πρότερον Ὕβλη ἀπὸ Ὕβλωνος βασιλέως. καὶ Ὑβλαῖοι οἱ πολῖται.

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Text Details

Entry#106
Greek textmeineke (current) · csv_fallback
Source idMeineke 438.13
OCRgemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-28
Word count129

Cited Authors

AuthorWork / Citation
Θέογνις (Theognis)Παραινέσεις
Στράβων (Strabo)9,1,8 [C 393,13]
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Mentioned Entities

EntityDetails
ΜέγαραMegara · place · corrected · Q247446
ἸσθμόςIsthmus (of Corinth) · place · corrected · Q215200
ΠελοπόννησοςPeloponnese · place
ἈττικήAttica · place · corrected · Q122443
ΒοιωτίαBoeotia · place · corrected · Q187570
ΝἰσαιαNisaea (port of Megara) · place · corrected · Q2537089
ΜεγαρεύςMegareus · person
ἈπόλλωνApollo · deity · corrected · Q37340
ΑἰγεύςAegeus · person · corrected · Q191725
ΠανδίωνPandion · person · corrected · Q1076578
ἘρεχθεύςErechtheus · person
ἭφαιστοςHephaestus · deity · corrected · Q44384
Μεγαρεύςa Megarian (male citizen) / Megareus (demonym) · people
ΕὐκλείδηςEuclid (of Megara) · person · corrected · Q312682
ΜέγαραMegara (variant mention later) · place · corrected · Q247446
ΜεγαρίςMegaris (feminine form) · place
ΜεγαρηίςMegareis / Megaris (variant) · place
Μέγαραfrom Megara (local form) · place · corrected · Q247446
Μέγαραin Megara (local form) · place · corrected · Q247446
ΠυθώPytho (old name of Delphi) · place · corrected · Q682558
ΘετταλίαThessaly · place · corrected · Q1247568
ΠόντοςPontus · place · corrected · Q621672
ἸλλυρίαIllyria · place
ΜολοσσίαMolossia (region of the Molossians) · place · corrected · Q11937293
ΣικελίαSicily · place · corrected · Q4951156
ὝβληHybla (former name) · place · corrected · Q13635068
ὝβλωνHyblon (king) · person
ὙβλαῖοιHyblaians · people
Megara (main city in the Isthmus)place · city · Isthmus / between Peloponnese, Attica, and Boeotia · explicit · wikidata: Q929768 · candidate
Megara in Thessalyplace · city · Thessaly · explicit · wikidata: Q929768 · candidate
Megara in Pontusplace · city · Pontus · implicit · wikidata: Q929768 · candidate
Megara in Illyrisplace · city · Illyris · implicit · wikidata: Q929768 · candidate
Megara in Molossisplace · city · Molossis · implicit · wikidata: Q929768 · candidate
Megara in Sicily (formerly Hybla)place · city · Sicily · explicit · wikidata: Q1457477 · candidate
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Etymologies

CategoryExplanation
Eponym PersonIt was named from Megareus, (son) of Apollo.
Eponym PersonOr (it was named) from Aigeus, son of Pandion, son of Erechtheus, son of Hephaestus.
Morphological CompositionOr because of the roughness/harshness of the land (i.e. from the adjective 'τραχύ').
Unclear MetalinguisticThe local forms 'Μεγαρόθεν' derive from the place (i.e. formed from the toponym).
Eponym Person(The Megara in Sicily was) formerly Hybla, from Hyblon the king.

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Translation Guidance

KindRuleGuidanceDetection
Formula[NO ANTECEDENT] + ἀφ' οὗ + Y (DERIVED NOUN)
formula:85dbc02f91e20d41
Translate as "as per 'Y'"
Domain: COMPARISONS & DERIVATIONAL ANALOGIES
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
FormulaX (AUTHOR NAME) + ἐν + Y (dative BOOK NAME)
formula:c795eaabedf9a542
Translate as "Χ, in his *Y*"
Domain: SOURCE CITATIONS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 2 scan rows · 4 occurrences
FormulaX (genitive ETYMON) + Y (nominative DERIVED NOUN)
formula:439629f16cfaba3f
Translate as "Y is from 'X'"
Domain: COMPARISONS & DERIVATIONAL ANALOGIES
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
FormulaX (nominative DERIVED NOUN) + Y (nominative ETYMON)
formula:4e7b910409d678a8
Translate as "'X' is from Y"
Domain: COMPARISONS & DERIVATIONAL ANALOGIES
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 2 scan rows · 2 occurrences
FormulaX (nominative PROPER NOUN) + X (genitive PROPER NOUN)
formula:276bf314e3ad9973
Translate as "X, X"
Domain: PROPER NOUNS & EPITHETS		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
FormulaX (nominative PROPER NOUN) ... + ἀπό + Y (genitive ETYMON)
formula:7c2ffc889ab09d8d
Translate as "X... after Y"
Domain: COMPARISONS & DERIVATIONAL ANALOGIES
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
FormulaX (nominative) + ὡς + Y (nominative HOMOMORPH)
formula:1bb0974b95264dde
Translate as "'X' as in 'Y'"
Domain: COMPARISONS & DERIVATIONAL ANALOGIES
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
FormulaX (SETTLEMENT) + Y (genitive PEOPLE)
formula:0a6d211492d74a05
Translate as "a X of the Y"
Domain: SPATIAL & PREDICATE STATEMENTS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 2 scan rows · 2 occurrences
FormulaX (SETTLEMENT) + Y (genitive REGION)
formula:1040044f9f2bf616
Translate as "a X in Y"
Domain: SPATIAL & PREDICATE STATEMENTS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 2 scan rows · 2 occurrences
Formulaκαί + X (nominative PROPER NOUN) + Y (nominative PROPER NOUN)
formula:0af867b3dd6df580
Translate as "Y is also 'X'"
Domain: COMPARISONS & DERIVATIONAL ANALOGIES
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Formulaὁ πολίτης + X (nominative GENTILIC)
formula:9b2896a329a36c7e
Translate as "a citizen is an 'X'"
Domain: SPATIAL & PREDICATE STATEMENTS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 2 scan rows · 2 occurrences
FormulaΧ (AUTHOR NAME) + ἐν + Y (dative NUMBER) + Z (genitive BOOK NAME)
formula:c22408ee90fd1a1e
Translate as "X, in book Y of his *Z*"
Domain: SOURCE CITATIONS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossἀκτή ἡ
gloss:debf8cab78f25544
headland, point
Domain: WATER BODIES/COASTS		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossγῆ ἡ
gloss:728db30aa96e9869
land, dirt, Earth
Domain: TERRAIN/LANDMASSES
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossἐθνικόν τό
gloss:9c5337ad6342cf4a
ethnonym
Domain: POLITCAL/CULTURAL		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossἔθνος τό
gloss:918b9f988d9a14d8
people
Domain: POLITCAL/CULTURAL		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossἐπίνειον τό
gloss:46afdab8fb7d9415
harbour
Domain: WATER BODIES/COASTS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossκαλεῖται/ἐκαλεῖτο/κέκληται/ἐκλήθη (ἀπο...)
gloss:ef7a95cd709173ed
is/used to be/is/was called/named after (+ ἀπο)
Domain: LINGUISTIC/META-LINGUISTIC		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossκτητικόν τό
gloss:80c7f336a009c2c3
possessive
Domain: LINGUISTIC/META-LINGUISTIC		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossπόλισμα τό *
gloss:9651cd1c383eacc4
town
Domain: SETTLEMENTS/STRUCTURES
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossπολίτης ὁ
gloss:1c7dda400d7265cb
citizen
Domain: POLITCAL/CULTURAL		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossπροπερισπάω
gloss:5bc4931832242610
accent with circumflex on the ultima
Domain: LINGUISTIC/META-LINGUISTIC		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossτοπικά τά
gloss:dc551500540a4364
locative term
Domain: LINGUISTIC/META-LINGUISTIC		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossχώρα ἡ
gloss:54f628c16aa263ce
region; territory (when belonging to a specific people, tribe, or nation); surrounding territory (when juxtaposed against a πόλις); land (remote or poetical places)
Domain: POLITCAL/CULTURAL
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 2 scan rows · 4 occurrences
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Herodian overlaps

Stephanos excerpt (left) is aligned with matched Herodian passages (right). Colors indicate corresponding overlap spans.

Herodian 1.385
char LCS 172 (27.0%) · word LCS 36 (27.9%)
Stephanos
Μέγαρα, πόλις περὶ τὸν Ἰσθμόν, μέση Πελοποννήσου καὶ Ἀττικῆς καὶ Βοιωτίας, ἧς ἐπίνειον ἡ Νίσαια. ἐκλήθη δὲ ἀπὸ Μεγαρέως τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος ἢ τοῦ Αἰγέως τοῦ Πανδίονος τοῦ Ἐρεχθέως τοῦ Ἡφαίστου, ἢ διὰ τὸ τραχὺ τῆς χώρας. ὁ πολίτης Μεγαρεύς. ἀφ´ ὧν Θέογνις ὁ τὰς παραινέσεις γράψας. ἦν δὲ σχολὴ φιλοσόφων Μεγαρικῶν λεγομένη, διαδεξαμένων Εὐκλείδην Μεγαρέα Σωκρατικόν, ὡς Στράβων ἐνάτῃ. τὸ θηλυκὸν ἐπὶ τῆς χώρας Μεγαρίς καὶ Μεγαρηίς. καὶ κτη…
Herodian
… ἀπὸ τοῦ πλευρά μεταπλασσόμενον τὸν αὐτὸν τόνον φυλάσσει ὡς καὶ πυρά ἀπὸ τοῦ πυραί. τὸ δὲ νεῦρα διάφορον τοῦ νευραί ἔχει σημαινόμενον. Τὰ εἰς 'ρον' ὑπερδισύλλαβα παραληγόμενα τῷ 'α' ἢ τῷ 'ε' βαρύνεται, μέγαρον· ἔστι καὶ Μέγαρα πόλις περὶ τὸν Ἰσθμόν, μέση Πελοποννήσου καὶ Ἀττικῆς καὶ Βοιωτίας, ἧς ἐπίνειον ἡ Νίσαια. ἐκλήθη δὲ ἀπὸ Μεγαρέως τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος ἢ τοῦ Αἰγέως τοῦ Πανδίονος τοῦ Ἐρεχθέως τοῦ Ἡφαίστου ἢ διὰ τὸ τραχὺ τῆς χώρας. ἔστι καὶ Μέγαρα ἐν Θετταλίᾳ. τρίτη ἐν Πόντῳ. τετάρτη ἐν Ἰλλυρίδι, πέμπτη ἐν Μολοσσίδι, ἕκτη ἐν Σικελίᾳ ἡ πρότερον Ὕβλη ἀπὸ Ὕβλωνος βασιλέως. βλέφαρον, γάργαρον· ἔστι καὶ Γάργαρα πόλις τῆς Τρῳάδος ἐπὶ τῇ ἄκρᾳ τῆς Ἴδης, …

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