Πηγαί

Pegai, Pegae

Translated by David Whitehead15 Dec 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

4 words

A place in Megara.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πηγαί· τόπος ἐν Μεγάροις.

Betacode

*phgai/: to/pos e)n *mega/rois.

Abridged from Harpokration s.v., commenting on its mention in Andocides 3.3 and citing Hellanicus FGrH 323a F7 for the gloss. (Photius, Lexicon pi847 Theodoridis adds '...and in Byzantium'.)
Literally 'Springs'; cf. pi 1484, pi 1486. A western-facing (Corinthian Gulf) port.

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