Πιθηκοῦσσαι
Πιθηκοῦσσαι, Ape-islands
Πῐθηκοῦσσαι (as if from πιθηκόεις) (sc. νῆσοι), ῶν, αἱ,
- Ape-islands, off the coast of Campania, Arist. Mir. 833a14, Str. 1.3.10, etc.; one of them being specially named Πιθηκοῦσσα, Id. 1.3.19; Πιθήκινοι νῆσοι, v.l. in Harp.
Πιθηκοῦσσαι, mieux que Πιθηκοῦσαι, ῶν (αἱ) les Pithèkuses (propr. remplies de singes) n. de deux î. sur la côte de Campanie, Arstt. Mir. 37 ; Str. 54, etc.
Étym. contr. de *πιθηκόεσσα, fém. de *πιθηκόεις, de πίθηκος.