Νηρίς

Neris

Translated by David Whitehead10 Dec 2000Vetting: high4 revisions

4 words

A city of Messene.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νηρίς· πόλις Μεσσήνης.

Betacode

*nhri/s: po/lis *messh/nhs.

Notes

From Stephanus of Byzantium s.v., citing Nicolaus of Damascus FGrH 90 F33.
Unlocated; not to be confused, apparently, with the Neris on the other (eastern) side of the Peloponnese (Barrington Atlas map 58 grid D3).

Linked from1 entry

ν334Νηρίονsea-snailPossibly a diminutive of nêritês, so that [it would be derived] from nêros ["fresh; water"]. Hence a sea-snail would also be a Nêrion.

Neighbouring entries

ν333ΝηρηΐνηNereine ν334Νηρίονsea-snail ν335ΝηρίςNeris ν336Νηρίτηςnereites, nerites, sea-snail ν337ΝήριτονNeriton

Revision history4 revisions · last 28 Jul 2011

28 Jul 2011Revised — David Whitehead
9 Jul 2009augmented note — David Whitehead
19 Jan 2003added keyword — David Whitehead
17 Jan 2003Revised — Catharine Roth
10 Dec 2000Translated — David Whitehead