The Herodotus Encyclopedia

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2 VOLUME I Volume I TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT PAGE DEDICATION PAGE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PREFACE (USING THIS ENCYCLOPEDIA) A Note on Orthography NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS SYNOPSIS OF ENTRIES I. Text II. Context III. Histories ABBREVIATIONS MAPS AABAE ( Ἄβαι, αἱ) REFERENCES ABANTES ( Ἄβαντες, οἱ) ABARIS ( Ἄβαρις, ὁ) ABDERA ( Ἄβδηρα, τά) ABROCOMES (Ἀβροκόμης, ὁ) ABRONICHUS (Ἀβρώνιχος, ὁ) ABYDOS ( Ἄβυδος, ἡ) ACANTHUS ( Ἄκανθος, ὁ) ACARNANIA (Ἀκαρνανίη, ἡ) ACERATUS (Ἀκήρατος, ὁ) ACES RIVER (ὁ Ἄκης ποταμός) ACHAEANS (Ἀχαιοί, οἱ), Peloponnesian ACHAEANS OF PHTHIOTIS (Ἀχαιοί οἱ Φθιῶται) ACHAEMENES (Ἀχαιμένης, ὁ) son of Darius ACHAEMENIDS (Ἀχαιμενίδαι, οἱ) ACHAEUS (Ἀχαιός, ὁ) ACHELOUS RIVER (ὁ Ἀχελῷος ποταμός) ACHERON RIVER (ὁ Ἀχέρων ποταμός) ACHILLEIUM (Ἀχιλλήϊον πόλις) ACHILLES’ RACECOURSE (ὁ Ἀχιλλήϊος δρόμος) ACRAEPHIA (Ἀκραιϕίη πόλις) ΑCRISIUS (Ἀκρίσιος, ὁ) ACROPOLIS (ἀκρόπολις, ἡ) ACROTHOON (Ἀκρόθῳον, τό) ADEIMANTUS (Ἀδείμαντος, ὁ) ADICRAN (Ἀδικράν, ὁ) ADRAMYTTIUM (Ἀδραμύττειον πόλις) ADRASTUS ( Ἄδρηστος, ὁ) son of Gordias ADRASTUS ( Ἄδρηστος, ὁ) son of Talaus ADRIATIC SEA (ὁ Ἀδρίης κόλπος) ADVISERS ADYRMACHIDAE (Ἀδυρμαχίδαι, οἱ) AEA (Αἶα, ἡ) AEACES (Αἰάκης, ὁ) father of Polycrates AEACES (Αἰάκης, ὁ) son of Syloson AEACUS, AEACIDAE (Αἰακός, Αἰακίδαι) AEGAE (Αἰγαί, αἱ) AEGAEAE (Αἰγαῖαι, αἱ) AEGALEOS (Αἰγάλεως, ὁ) AEGE (Αἰγή, ἡ) AEGEAN SEA (τὸ Αἰγαῖον; ὁ Αἰγαῖος πόντος) AEGEIDAE (Αἰγεῖδαι, οἱ) AEGEIRA (Αἴγειρα, ἡ) AEGEUS (Αἰγεύς, ὁ) son of Pandion AEGIALEUS (Αἰγιαλεύς, ὁ) AEGILEA (Αἰγίλεα, τά) AEGINA (Αἴγινα, ἡ) AEGINA (Αἴγινα, ἡ) daughter of Asopus AEGIROESSA (Αἰγιρόεσσα, ἡ) AEGIUM (Αἴγιον, τὸ) AEGLEIA (Αἰγλείη, ἡ) AEGLIANS (Αἰγλοί, οἱ) AEGOSPOTAMI (Αἰγὸς ποταμοἱ, οἱ) AEIMNESTUS (Ἀείμνηστος, ὁ) AENEIA (Αἴνεια, ἡ) AENESIDEMUS (Αἰνησίδημος, ὁ) AENIANES (Αἰνιῆνες OR Ἐνιῆνες, οἱ) AENUS (Αἶνος) AENYRA (Αἴνυρα, τά) AEOLIANS (Αἰολέες, οἱ) AEOLIDAE (Αἰολίδαι?) AEOLUS (Αἴολος, ὁ) AËROPUS (Ἀέροπος, ὁ) AESANIAS (Αἰσανίας, ὁ) AESCHINES (Αἰσχίνης, ὁ) AESCHRAEUS (Αἰσχραῖος, ὁ) AESCHRIONIAN TRIBE (ἡ Αἰσχριωνίη ϕυλή) AESCHYLUS (Αἰσχύλος, ὁ) AESOP (Αἴσωπος, ὁ) AETOLIA (ἡ Αἰτωλίς χώρη) AGAEUS (Ἀγαῖος, ὁ) AGAMEMNON (Ἀγαμέμνων, ὁ) AGARISTE (I) (Ἀγαρίστη, ἡ) daughter of Cleisthenes AGARISTE (II) (Ἀγαρίστη, ἡ) daughter of Hippocrates (3) AGASICLES (Ἀγασικλέης, ὁ) AGATHOERGI (ἀγαθοεργοί, οἱ) AGATHYRSIANS (Ἀγάθυρσοι, οἱ) AGATHYRSUS (Ἀγάθυρσος, ὁ) AGBALUS ( Ἄγβαλος, ὁ) AGENOR (Ἀγήνωρ, ὁ) AGESILAUS (Ἡγησίλεως, ὁ) AGETUS ( Ἄγητος, ὁ) AGIS (Ἦγις, ὁ) son of Eurysthenes AGLAURUS ( Ἄγλαυρος, ἡ) AGORA (ἀγορή, ἡ) AGORA (Ἀγορή, ἡ) in the Chersonese AGRIANES (Ἀγριᾶνες, οἱ) AGRIANES RIVER (ὁ Ἀγριάνης ποταμός) AGRICULTURE AGRIGENTUM ( Ἄκραγας) AGRON ( Ἄγρων, ὁ) AGYLLAEANS (Ἀγυλλαῖοι, οἱ) AJAX (Αἴας, ὁ) ALABANDA IN CARIA (Ἀλαβάνδα τὰ ἐν Καρίῃ) ALABANDA IN PHRYGIA (τῆς Φρυγίης Ἀλαβάνδα) ALALIA (Ἀλαλίη, ἡ) ALARODIANS (Ἀλαρόδιοι, οἱ) ALAZIR (Ἀλάζειρ, ὁ) ALCAEUS (Ἀλκαῖος, ὁ) ALCAEUS ( Ἄλκαιος, ὁ) son of Heracles ALCAMENES (Ἁλκαμένης, ὁ) ALCEIDES (Ἀλκείδης, ὁ) ALCENOR AND CHROMIUS (Ἀλκήνωρ, Χρομίος) ALCETAS (Ἀλκέτης, ὁ) ALCIBIADES (Ἀλκιβιάδης, ὁ) ALCIMACHUS (Ἀλκίμαχος, ὁ) ALCMAEON (Ἀλκμέων, ὁ) ALCMAEONIDAE (Ἀλκμεωνίδαι, οἱ) ALCMAEONIDES (Ἀλκμεωνίδης, ὁ) ALCMENE (Ἀλκμήνη, ἡ) ALCON ( Ἄλκων, ὁ) ALEIAN PLAIN (τὸ Ἀλήιον πεδίον) ALEUADAE (Ἀλευάδαι, οἱ) ALEXANDER I (Ἀλέξανδρος, ὁ) son of Amyntas ALEXANDER (’Αλέξανδρος, ὁ) son of Priam (Paris) ALILAT (Ἀλιλάτ, ἡ; Arab. ‘al‐Lāt ) ALIZONES (Ἀλιζῶνες, οἱ) ALLIES ALOPECE (Ἀλωπεκή, ἡ) ALPENUS (Ἀλπηνός) or ALPENOI (Ἀλπηνοί) ALPHEOS (Ἀλϕεός, ὁ) and MARON (Μάρων, ὁ) ALPIS RIVER (ὁ Ἄλπις ποταμός) ALTARS (βωμοί, οἱ) ALYATTES (Ἀλυάττης, ὁ) AMASIS ( Ἄμασις, ὁ) king of Egypt AMASIS ( Ἄμασις, ὁ), Persian general AMATHUS (Ἀμαθοῦς, ὁ) AMAZONS (Ἀμαζόνες/Ἀμαζονίδες, αἱ) AMBRACIA (Ἀμβρακία/Ἀμπρακία, ἡ) AMEINIAS (Ἀμεινίης, ὁ) AMEINOCLES (Ἀμεινοκλῆς, ὁ) AMESTRIS ( Ἄμηστρις, ἡ) AMIANTUS (Ἀμίαντος, ὁ) AMMON ( Ἄμμων, ὁ) AMOMPHARETUS (Ἀμομϕάρετος, ὁ) AMORGES (Ἀμόργης, ὁ) AMPE ( Ἄμπη, ἡ) AMPELUS (ἡ Ἄμπελος ἄκρη) AMPHIARAUS (Ἀμϕιάρεως, ὁ) AMPHICAEA (Ἀμϕίκαια, ἡ) AMPHICRATES (Ἀμϕικράτης, ὁ) AMPHICTYON (Ἀμϕικτύων, ὁ) AMPHICTYONES (Ἀμϕικτύονες, οἱ) AMPHILOCHUS (Ἀμϕίλοχος, ὁ) AMPHILYTUS (Ἀμϕίλυτος, ὁ) AMPHIMNESTUS (Ἀμϕίμνηστος, ὁ) AMPHION (Ἀμϕίων, ὁ) AMPHISSA ( Ἄμϕισσα, ἡ) AMPHITRYON (Ἀμϕιτρύων, ὁ) AMUN (Ἀμοῦν, ὁ) AMYNTAS I (Ἀμύντης, ὁ) son of Alcetas AMYNTAS (Ἀμύντης, ὁ) son of Bubares AMYRGIANS (Ἀμύργιοι, οἱ) AMYRIS ( Ἄμυρις, ὁ) AMYRTAEUS (Ἀμυρταῖος, ὁ) AMYTHAON (Ἀμυθέων, ὁ) ANACHARSIS (Ἀνάχαρσις, ὁ) ANACREON (Ἀνακρέων, ὁ) ANACTORIUM (Ἀνακτόριον, τό) ANAGYROUS (Ἀναγυροῦς) ANALOGY ANAPHES (Ἀνάϕης, ὁ) ANAPHLYSTUS (Ἀνάϕλυστος) ANAUA ( Ἄναυα, τά) ANAXANDER (Ἀνάξανδρος, ὁ) ANAXANDRIDES II (Ἀναξ‐ανδρίδης, ὁ) son of Leon ANAXANDRIDES (Ἀναξαν‐δρίδης, ὁ) son of Theopompus ANAXILAUS (Ἀναξίλεως, ὁ) son of Archidamus ANAXILAUS (Ἀναξίλεως, ὁ) son of Cretines ANCHIMOLUS (Ἀγχίμολος, ὁ) ANDREAS (Ἀνδρέης, ὁ) ANDROBULUS (Ἀνδρόβουλος, ὁ) ANDROCRATES (Ἀνδροκράτης, ὁ) ANDRODAMAS (Ἀνδροδάμας, ὁ) ANDROMEDA (Ἀνδρομέδη, ἡ) ANDROPHAGI (’Ανδροϕάγοι, οἱ) ANDROS ( Ἄνδρος, ἡ) ANERISTUS (Ἀνήριστος, ὁ) father of Sperthias ANERISTUS (Ἀνήριστος, ὁ) son of Sperthias ANGER ANGITES RIVER (ὁ Ἀγγίτης ποταμός) ANGRUS RIVER (ὁ Ἄγγρος ποταμός) ANOPAEA (Ἀνόπαια, ἡ) ANTAGORAS (Ἀνταγόρης, ὁ) ANTANDRUS ( Ἄντανδρος, ὁ) ANTHELA (Ἀνθήλη, ἡ) ANTHEMUS (Ἀνθεμοῦς, ὁ) ANTHROPOLOGY ANTHROPOPHAGY ANTHYLLA ( Ἄνθυλλα) ANTICHARES (Ἀντιχάρης, ὁ) ANTICYRA (Ἀντικύρη, ἡ ) ANTIDORUS (Ἀντίδωρος, ὁ) ANTIOCHUS (Ἀντίοχος, ὁ) ANTIPATER (Ἀντίπατρος, ὁ) ANTIPHEMUS (Ἀντίϕημος, ὁ) ANTS, GIANT ANYSIS ( Ἄνυσις) ANYSUS ( Ἄνυσος, ὁ) ANYTIS (ὁ Ἀνύτιος νομός) APARYTAE (Ἀπαρύται, οἱ) APATURIA (Ἀπατούρια, τά) APHETAE (’Αϕέται, αἱ) APHIDNA ( Ἄϕιδναι, αἱ) APHRODISIAS ISLAND (ἡ Ἀϕροδισιὰς νῆσος) APHRODITE (Ἀϕροδίτη, ἡ) APHTHIS (ὁ Ἀϕθίτης νομός) APHYTIS ( Ἄϕυτις, ἡ) API (Ἀπί, ἡ) APIDANUS RIVER (ὁ Ἀπιδανός/ Ἠπιδανός ποταμός) APIS (Ἆπις, ἡ), city APIS (Ἆπις, ὁ; Eg.