Πύρρα

Pyrrha

Translated by David Whitehead18 Dec 2000Vetting: high3 revisions

6 words

One of the cities on Lesbos.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πύρρα· μία πόλις τῶν ἐν Λέσβῳ.

Betacode

*pu/rra: mi/a po/lis tw=n e)n *le/sbw|.

On the W side of the island; it gave its name to the Euripos Pyrrhaios.
Entry abridged from Harpokration s.v., commenting on Lysias fr. 119 Sauppe (now 161 Carey OCT).

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