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To: SunkenCiv

Levitha’s ancient name was Lebinthos. But I suppose everyone knows that. There are a number of place names in -nth- in the Aegean, including mainland Greece, and they are believed to be pre-Greek. When the Greek-speakers invaded they kept many of the names from the previous inhabitants (just like the English colonists in North America kept many American Indian names). Korinthos, Zakynthos, and Kynthos are examples.


13 posted on 04/21/2020 4:13:13 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus
Levitha’s ancient name was Lebinthos. But I suppose everyone knows that. There are a number of place names in -nth- in the Aegean, including mainland Greece, and they are believed to be pre-Greek.
Thanks! And yeah, the -nth (-nthos, nthus) endings on placenames are Carian in origin, and are found in other places around the Med as well, because the Carians were the drift known to the Greeks. Herodotus talks about Carians here and there throughout The HIstories.

19 posted on 04/21/2020 4:31:21 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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