Κάνωπος
From LSJ
τὰ πρὸ Εὐκλείδου ἐξετάζειν → investigate what happened before the flood, investigate what happened in the distant past, investigate what happened before Euclid, investigate what happened before the year of Euclid
English (LSJ)
ὁ, A v. Κάνωβος.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
Κάνωπος: ὁ, ἴδε Κάνωβος.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: city in lower Egypt (Hdt.)
Other forms: also Κάνωβος.
Derivatives: Κανωβίτης of C., -εύς id.. -ικός id.; -ισμός luxurious living.
Origin: Egypt.X[probably]
Etymology: Egyptian, M. Malaise, Chronique d'Égypte 74 (1999) 224-230. Aelius Aristides, Or. 36, 108-110 (Keil) mentions that a priest told it meant χρυσοῦν ἔδαφος; so the story of Hecataeus that it was the name of the steersman of Menelaos was just Greek invention.
