Ποτνιαί

Ποτνιαί, αἱ,

• an ancient Boeot. town called after αἱ Πότνιαι (= Demeter and Kore), Paus. 9.8.1; conjectured to be the Ὑποθῆβαι of Homer, Str. 9.2.32: hence Adj. Ποτνιεύς, έως, ὁ, Potnian, Γλαῦκος Π. title of play by A.