Nysa (Euboea)

Νῦσαι, πόλεις πολλαί. ..... δεκάτη ἐν Εὐβοίᾳ, ἔνθα διὰ μιᾶς ἡμέρας τὴν ἄμπελόν φασιν ἀνθεῖν καὶ τὸν βότρυν πεπαίνεσθαι. τὸ ἐθνικὸν Νυσεύς καὶ Νυσαΐς θηλυκόν, ἀφ´ οὗ κτητικὸν Νυσήιος. λέγεται καὶ Νυσαῖος, καὶ ἐξ αὐτοῦ Νυσαιεύς τρισυλλάβως καὶ Νυσαεύς ἄνευ τοῦ 'ι'. Stephanus of Byzantium

Nysa (Ancient Greek: Νῦσα) was a town in ancient Euboea, where the vine was said to put forth leaves and bear fruit in the same day.[1]

References

Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Nysa". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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