Κύθηρα

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Μὴ φῦναι τὸν ἅπαντα νικᾷ λόγον → Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.

Sophocles, Oedipus Coloneus l. 1225
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Full diacritics: Κύθηρα Medium diacritics: Κύθηρα Low diacritics: Κύθηρα Capitals: ΚΥΘΗΡΑ
Transliteration A: Kýthēra Transliteration B: Kythēra Transliteration C: Kythira Beta Code: *ku/qhra

English (LSJ)

[ῠ], τά, Cythera, mod. Cerigo, Od.9.81, etc.: Κῠθηρόθεν, Adv.

   A from Cythera, Il.15.438: poet. Κῠθέρηθεν (for Κυθη-), Hermesian. 7.69:—Adj. Κῠθήριος, α, ον, Il.10.268, etc.; ἡ Κυθηρία (sc. γῆ) X.HG4.8.7.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

Κύθηρα: ῠ, τά, νῆσος, τὰ νῦν Κύθηρα καὶ «Τσερίγο», κατὰ τὴν νότιον ἄκραν τῆς Λακωνικῆς, Ὅμ.· πρβλ. Κυθέρεια· ― Κυθηρόθεν, Ἐπίρρ., ἐκ Κυθήρων, Ἰλ. Ο. 438· ποιητ. Κυθέρηθεν (ἀντὶ Κυθη-), Ἑρμησιάναξ 69· ― ἐπίθετ. Κυθήριος, α, ον, Ἰλ., κτλ.· ἡ Κυθηρία (δηλ. γῆ), Ξεν. Ἑλλ. 4. 8, 7.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ων (τά) :
Cythère, île et ville de Laconie.
Étymologie: Babiniotis : topon. préhell.

English (Autenrieth)

pl.: Cythēra, an island off the coast of Laconia, S.W. of the promontory of Malēa, where the worship of Aphrodite had been introduced by an early Phoenician colony, Od. 9.81, Il. 15.432. —Κυθηρόθεν, from Cythēra, Il. 15.538. —Adj. Κυθήριος, of Cythēra, Il. 10.268, Il. 15.431.

Greek Monotonic

Κύθηρα: [ῠ], τά, νησί, στα νότια της Λακωνίας, σε Όμηρ.· Κυθήροθεν, επίρρ., από τα Κύθηρα, σε Ομήρ. Ιλ.· επίθ. Κυθήριος, , -ον, Κυθήριος, στο ίδ. κ.λπ.· Κυθηρία (ενν. γῆ), σε Ξεν.