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Κύρνος

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Οὔτοι συνέχθειν, ἀλλὰ συμφιλεῖν ἔφυν → I was not born to hate, but to love.

Sophocles, Antigone, 523
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Transliteration A: Kýrnos Transliteration B: Kyrnos Transliteration C: Kyrnos Beta Code: *ku/rnos

English (LSJ)

ἡ, Cyrnus, ancient name of Corsica, Hdt.1.165:—Adj. Κύρνιοι, οἱ, Id.7.165; Κυρνία γῆ, prov. of

   A a nest of robbers, Diogenian. 5.35.    II Appellat. κύρνος, ὁ, bastard (Maced.), Phot., cf. Hsch.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

Κύρνος: ἡ, Cyrnus, ἀρχαῖον ὄνομα τῆς Κορσικῆς, Ἡρόδ. 1: 165· οἱ Κύρνιοι ὁ αὐτ. 7. 165· Κυρνία γῆ, παροιμ. ἐπὶ φωλεᾶς λῃστῶν, Παροιμιογρ.