Κύθηρα

Kythera, Cythera

Translated by D. Graham J. Shipley16 Apr 2001Vetting: high6 revisions

4 words

Name of a city.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κύθηρα· ὄνομα πόλεως.

Betacode

*ku/qhra: o)/noma po/lews.

Notes

And of the island where it is situated, off the south-eastern Peloponnese (Barrington Atlas map 57 grid B5). See OCD(4) p.407.
cf. kappa 2628.

Linked from2 entries

κ2628ΚυθέρειαKythereia, Cytheria[sc. Aphrodite is] not [sc. called this] because she reached Cythera, as Hesiod says; rather, she has love hidden within herself, which she sends to all; for through her charmed girdle she has the power. They say that…
κ2630Κυθήρηθενfrom Kythera, from Cythera[*Kuqh/rhqen means the same as] a)po\ tw=n *Kuqh/rwn.

Neighbouring entries

κ2627Κυζικηνοὶ στατῆρεςKyzikene staters, Cyzicene staters κ2628ΚυθέρειαKythereia, Cytheria κ2629ΚύθηραKythera, Cythera κ2630Κυθήρηθενfrom Kythera, from Cythera κ2631ΚυθήριοςKytherian, Kutherian, Cytherian

Revision history6 revisions · last 24 Sep 2020

24 Sep 2020added map reference — Ronald Allen
29 Jan 2016deleted a link — Catharine Roth
4 Aug 2014updated a ref — David Whitehead
20 Mar 2013Revised — David Whitehead
24 Sep 2002augmented note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
17 Apr 2001added link and keyword — Catharine Roth
16 Apr 2001Translated — D. Graham J. Shipley