Ἄργιλος

Stephanos of Byzantium - Ethnika

Ἄργιλος OCR ✓ Trans ✓ Confirmed ✓
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Ἄργιλος, πόλις Θρᾴκης, ὡς Θουκυδίδης εʹ καὶ Φαβωρῖνος ἐν παντοδαπαῖς “Ἄργιλος ἡ πρὸς τῷ Στρυμόνι ποταμῷ πόλις. ὠνομάσθη δὲ ἐπειδὴ ὑπὸ Θρᾳκῶν ὁ μῦς ἄργιλος καλεῖται, σκαπτόντων δὲ εἰς τὸ θεμελίους καταβαλέσθαι πρῶτος μῦς ὤφθη”. λέγεται δὲ θηλυκῶς. οἱ πολῖται Ἀργίλιοι.

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