κ2320Κραναῶν
of the rugged ones, of the Kranaoi
[Meaning] of the Athenians, because [the land] is rough and with poor soil; or from a king Kranaos. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] "of rugged stones", [meaning] of rough ones. Aristophanes [writes]: "and are you then…
Κραναῶν· τῶν Ἀθηναίων, διὰ τὸ τραχὺ καὶ λεπτόγειον, ἢ ἀπὸ Κραναοῦ βασιλέως. καὶ Κραναῶν πετρῶν, τῶν τραχέων. Ἀριστοφάνης· ἔπειτα μείζω τῶν κραναῶν ζητεῖς πόλιν; καὶ τὰς κραναὰς…