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Σῑκᾰνία

*sikania · ἡ

Sicania, a Sicanian

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Σῑκᾰνία · Sikania — LSJ

Sicania, a Sicanian

Sicania, old name of Sicily as inhabited by Σικανοί (afterwards of the part they inhabited, St.Byz.), Od. 24.307; Σ. ἡ νῦν Σικελίη καλευμένη Hdt. 7.170:—Σῐκᾰνός [ῐκᾰ Call. Dian. 57], ὁ, a Sicanian, Th. 6.2, Philist. 3, etc.: Adj. Σῐκᾰνικός, ή, όν, Th. 6.62; ἐν τῇ Σ. τῆς Σικελίας Arist. Mete. 359b15 (v.l. Σικάνῃ).

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