# Commentarium in Dionysii periegetae orbis descriptionem 625

Eustathius, Commentarium in Dionysii periegetae orbis descriptionem, Section 625. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/eustathius-philol-et-scr-eccl/commentarium-in-dionysii-periegetae-orbis-descriptionem/625

Ὅτι ἐν οἷς λέγει ὡς ὁ Γάγγης ὁ Ἰνδικὸς ποταμὸς λευκὸν ὕδωρ Νυσσαῖον ἐπὶ πλαταμῶνα κυλίει, οὐ κυρίως ἔοικε χρῆσθαι τῇ λέξει, ἀλλ' ἁπλῶς ἐπὶ γῆς πλάτους λέγει τὸν πλαταμῶνα. Κυρίως δὲ ὁ πλαταμὼν ἐπὶ θαλάσσης λέγεσθαι εἴωθεν, ἐχούσης καὶ πέτρας ὑποκειμένας. Τάχα δὲ τοιοῦτός ἐστι καὶ ὁ τόπος, δι' οὗ ῥέει ὁ Γάγγης. Νύσσαι δὲ, φασὶ, διάφοροι, Αἰθιοπικὴ, Ἀραβικὴ, Εὐβοϊκὴ, περὶ ἣν λέγεται καὶ τὸ τῆς ἀμπέλου τεράστιον, βότρυν ἐκφερούσης καθημέριον. Εἰσὶ δὲ καὶ ἄλλαι Νύσσαι, ὡς οἱ τὰ Ἐθνικὰ γράψαντες λέγουσι. Φασὶ δὲ τοὺς περὶ τὴν Νυσσαίαν Ἰνδικὴν ταύτην ὁδὸν ὄντας καὶ τοὺς περὶ τὸ Νυσσαῖον ὄρος τοῦτο οἰκοῦντας ἀνθρωποφάγους εἶναι. Περὶ δὲ ταύτης τῆς Νύσσης καὶ ἐν τοῖς μετὰ ταῦτα ῥηθήσεται.

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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/.