Singus

SINGUS

SINGUS(Σίγγος, Hdt. 7.122; Thuc. 5.18; Böckh, Corp. Inscr. vol. 1. p. 304; Ptol. 3.13.11; Steph. B. s. v.;Plin. Nat. 4.17: Eth. Σιγγαῖοι), a town of Sithonia in Macedonia, upon the gulf to which it gave its name, SINGITICUS SINUS(Σιγγιτικὸς κόλπος, Ptol. l. c.: Gulf of Ághion Oros), identified with Sykía, probably a corrupted form of the old name. (Leake, Northern Greece, vol. 3. p. 153.)

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Singus

(Σίγγος). A town in Macedonia on the eastern coast of the peninsula Sithonia, which gave its name to the Sinus Singiticus (Thucyd. v. 18).

Singus Singus, a town on the Singitic gulf west of Athos

• Hdt. 7.122