Ἐχινάς
Echinas, Echinades, Echinai
Translated by David Whitehead14 Nov 2002Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Genitive] *exina/dos ; name of an island.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐχινάς, Ἐχινάδος· ὄνομα νήσου.
Betacode
*)exina/s, *)exina/dos: o)/noma nh/sou.
Notes
- Rather, a group of islands, a.k.a. the Kurtzolares, off the west coast of Greece. See Barrington Atlas map 54 grid D5.
Mentioned quite frequently from Homer onwards; see e.g. Herodotus 2.10, Thucydides 2.102.3.