The corpus record

Μαίανδρος

maiandros · ὁ

Maeander, winding, winding pattern

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Where it lives

Agesilaus 2 · 2.72/10k
Theogony 1 · 1.45/10k
Histories 14 · 0.76/10k
Hellenica 5 · 0.76/10k
Anabasis 3 · 0.53/10k
Politics 1 · 0.15/10k
History 2 · 0.13/10k
Iliad 1 · 0.09/10k

What it meant — LSJ

Maeander

Maeander, a river of Caria, Il. 2.869, Hes. Th. 339; noted for its windings, Hdt. 2.29:—Adj. Μαιάνδριος, α, ον, πέδιον D.P. 837, etc.

II winding, winding pattern

metaph., winding, μαιάνδρους πολλοὺς ἑλίττει, of water, Philostr. Im. 1.9; winding pattern, Aristeas 66, Str. 12.8.15, J. AJ 12.2.10.

In the wild

Μαιάνδρῳ · Maiandrōi Aristotle, Politics 1289b (DIORISIS sentence 1424)
Μαιάνδρου · Maiandrou Herodotus, Histories 1.161.1 (DIORISIS sentence 1143)
Μαιάνδρου · Maiandrou Herodotus, Histories 1.18.1 (DIORISIS sentence 117)
Μαιάνδρου · Maiandrou Herodotus, Histories 2.10.1 (DIORISIS sentence 1607)
Μαίανδρος · Maiandros Herodotus, Histories 2.29.3 (DIORISIS sentence 1719)
Μαιάνδρου · Maiandrou Herodotus, Histories 3.122.1 (DIORISIS sentence 3795)

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Where it came from

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