Ἀμαθοῦς
Amathous, Amathus
Translated by Jennifer Benedict9 Jun 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
A city of Cyprus.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀμαθοῦς· πόλις Κύπρου.
Betacode
*)amaqou=s: po/lis *ku/prou.
Notes
- OCD(4) s.v. (p.67). Location of a celebrated shrine of Aphrodite.
Also probably known as Kinyria and Nuria. The Semitic name (it was originally Phoenician) is given as 'Qarthadast' in the Barrington Atlas, although one would expect 'Hammath' from the Greek.
Neighbouring entries
Revision history4 revisions · last 30 Jul 2014
- updated a ref — David Whitehead
- tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added comment — Nicholas Fincher
- added note, bibliography, keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict