# Commentarium in Dionysii periegetae orbis descriptionem 213

Eustathius, Commentarium in Dionysii periegetae orbis descriptionem, Section 213. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/eustathius-philol-et-scr-eccl/commentarium-in-dionysii-periegetae-orbis-descriptionem/213

Ὅτι τὴν Κυρήνην εὔιππον λέγει, ἢ εὔπυργον κατὰ ἑτέραν γραφὴν, καὶ Ἀμυκλαίων γένος ἀνδρῶν, ἤτοι Λακώνων, ὡς ἀπὸ μέρους. Μερὶ γὰρ Λακώνων αἱ Ἀμύκλαι. Ἀποικία δέ ἐστιν ἡ Κυρήνη νησιωτῶν Θηραίων τῶν ἐκ Λακεδαίμονος ἀνέκαθεν μετοικησάντων. Ὁ Θήρας γὰρ ἐκεῖνος ὁ στείλας εἰς αὐτὴν ἀποικίαν Λάκων ἄνωθεν ἦν, ὡς καὶ Πίνδαρος ἱστορεῖ, ὁ καὶ εὔιππον εἶναι τὴν Κυρήνην μαρτυρῶν καὶ πολλαχοῦ ἐγκωμιάζων αὐτήν. Ἐκαλεῖτο δὲ καὶ Πεντάπολις ἡ Κυρήνη, ἐξ ἧς καὶ ὁ ῥήτωρ Συνέσιος. Λέγεται δὲ ὅτι καὶ αὕτη, καθαιρεθείσης τῆς τῶν Περσῶν βασιλείας, ὑπὸ Ἀλεξάνδρου ἀνεκτίσθη. Ἐκλήθη δὲ Κυρήνη ἢ ἀπὸ Κυρήνης τῆς Ὑψέως θυγατρὸς κατὰ Πίνδαρον, ἢ ἀπὸ Κυρῆς πηγῆς ἐγχωρίου. Λέγονται δέ ποτε οἱ Κυρηναῖοι καὶ περὶ ἰατρικὴν εὐτυχῆσαι, ὡς Ἡρόδοτος ἱστορεῖ. Οὕτω δὲ εὐφορωτάτη ἐστὶν ἡ Κυρήνη, ὥστε ἐπὶ ὀκτὼ μῆνας ἔχει τοὺς Κυρηναίους ἡ ὀπώρα. Ἔστι δὲ καὶ κρήνη τις αὐτόθι λεγομένη Ἀπόλλωνος, καὶ τόπος αὐτόθι οὕτως εὐδαίμων, ὡς λόγον εἶναι ὅτι ἐνταῦθα οὐρανὸς τέτρηται.

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Eustathius Philol. et Scr. Eccl., Commentarium in Dionysii periegetae orbis descriptionem. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg4083.tlg006.local001/.