Κυλλήνη
ἐπ' αὐτὸν ἥκεις τὸν βατῆρα τῆς θύρας → you've come to the crux of the matter, come to the point, hit the nail on the head, you've come to the very threshold of the door, you are come to the very threshold of the door, you've arrived at the truth of the matter
English (LSJ)
ἡ, Cyllene, a mountain in Arcadia, Il.2.603, etc.:—hence Κυλλήνιος, epithet of Hermes, h.Merc.318, etc.; of Pan, AP6.96 (Eryc.), BCH27.295 (Crete).
French (Bailly abrégé)
ης (ἡ) :
Cyllène :
1 mont. d'Achaïe et d'Arcadie;
2 port d'Élide;
3 ville d'Éolide.
Étymologie:.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
Κυλλήνη: дор. Κυλλάνᾱ ἡ Киллена
1 горная цепь на сев.-вост. границе Аркадии, место рождения Гермеса и его культа Hom.;
2 портовый город в сев.-зап. Элиде Thuc.;
3 прибрежный город в Эолиде, близ Κύμη Xen.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
Κυλλήνη: ἡ, ὄρος ἐν Ἀρκαδίᾳ, Ἰλ.· ὅθεν ὁ Ἑρμῆς ἐκαλεῖτο Κυλλήνιος, Ὅμ. ἐν Ὀδ. Ω. 1, Ὕμν. εἰς Ἑρμ. 304, 318, Παυσ. 2. 26, 5, κλ.
English (Autenrieth)
Cyllēne, a mountain-chain in northern Arcadia, Il. 2.603.
Greek Monotonic
Κυλλήνη: ἡ, η Κυλλήνη, βουνό της Αρκαδίας, σε Ομήρ. Ιλ.· απ' όπου, ο Ερμής ονομαζόταν Κυλλήνιος, σε Όμηρ.
Middle Liddell
Κυλλήνη, ἡ,
Cyllene, a mountain in Arcadia, Il.; whence Hermes was called Κυλλήνιος, Hom.
