Κάνωβος
Κάνωβος, Canopus
Κάνωβος [ᾰ], ὁ (Κάνωπος St.Byz., cf. Scyl. 106, Luc. Nav. 15, Ath. 7.326a),
- Canopus in lower Egypt, A. Pr. 846, Hdt. 2.15, D.C. 50.27; name of the star Canopus, Hipparch. 1.11.7 (Κάνωπος), Ptol. Alm. 8.1 (Κάνωβος), etc.:—hence Κανωπίτης [ῑ], of Canopus, αἰγιαλός Call. in PSI 9.1092.58; also epith. of Sarapis, who had a temple there, Id. Ep. 56.1; or Κανωβεύς, Orac. ap. Paus. 10.13.8:—Adj. Κανωβικός, ή, όν, στόμα, i. e. the westernmost mouth of the Nile, Hdt. 2.17, 113; ἡ πύλη ἡ Κανωβική Str. 17.1.10 and 16; Κανωπικά, τά, a kind of cake, Chrysipp.Tyan. ap. Ath. 14.647c: Κανωβισμός, luxurious living, Str. 17.1.16.
Κάνωβος — Canopus (Egypt), Pleiades 727097
Κάνωβος, ου (ὁ) [ᾰ] Kanôbos :
1 h. El. N.A. 14, 3 ||
2 Canope (auj. ruines près d’Aboukir) v. d’Égypte, Hdt. 2, 15, etc. ; Eschl. Pr. 846, etc.
Κάνωβος
Κάνωπος, ὁ,
- Canopus, a town in lower Egypt, Hdt., etc.; famed for its temple of Serapis, who was called Κανωβίτης, Anth.:—the Westernmost mouth of the Nile was called the Κανωβικὸν στόμα, Hdt.