Σποράδες νῆσοι
Sporades, Scattered Islands
Translated by David Whitehead4 Nov 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[The ones] which some call Cyclades, those in the Aegean [Sea]. They are 12 [in number].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σποράδες νῆσοι· ἃς ἔνιοι Κυκλάδας λέγουσιν, αἱ ἐν τῷ Αἰγαίῳ. εἰσὶ δὲ ιβʹ.
Betacode
*spora/des nh=soi: a(\s e)/nioi *kukla/das le/gousin, ai( e)n tw=| *ai)gai/w|. ei)si\ de\ ib#.
Notes
- The best ancient geographers actually distinguished between the Sporades in the S Aegean and the Cyclades further north, and it was the latter which numbered 12 (or 15); see e.g. Strabo 10.4.1, 10.5.3 and 14 (web address 1). For modern usage see OCD4 pp.401-2.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history4 revisions · last 9 Aug 2014
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- Translated — David Whitehead