# Commentarium in Dionysii periegetae orbis descriptionem 80

Eustathius, Commentarium in Dionysii periegetae orbis descriptionem, Section 80. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/eustathius-philol-et-scr-eccl/commentarium-in-dionysii-periegetae-orbis-descriptionem/80

Ὅτι τὸν Σικελικὸν πορθμὸν καθ' ὑποκορισμὸν ἢ παρωνυμίαν πορθμίδα καλεῖ, λέγων ὅτι ἡ Λευκὴ Πέτρα Σικελικῆς ἐπὶ πορθμίδος ἐρρίζωται. Ἄλλως δέ γε πορθμίδα φασὶν οἱ παλαιοὶ τὴν ἁλιάδα, ὃ ἔστι τὸ ἁλιευτικὸν πλοιάριον, ἢ καὶ τὸ ἁπλῶς μικρὸν πλοῖον, ὡς δηλοῖ Εὐριπίδης, ἔνθα Κρησίαν πορθμίδα φησὶν, ἤγουν πλοῖον Κρητικόν. Καὶ τὴν Ἀσίαν δὲ Ἀσιάδα παρωνύμως καλέσει ἐν τοῖς ἑξῆς ὁ Διονύσιος, εὐτελέστερον μὲν οὕτω ποιῶν διὰ τὸ ὑποκοριστικὸν σχῆμα, τὴν δὲ τοῦ μέτρου ἀνάγκην οὕτως ἀποπληρῶν.

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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.
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