Poseidonia
See also: poseidonia
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Poseidonia, from Ancient Greek Ποσειδωνία (Poseidōnía); or directly from Greek Ποσειδωνία (Poseidonía). From Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn) + -ία (-ía). Equivalent to Poseidon + -ia.
Proper noun
editPoseidonia
- A placename:
- Former name of Paestum., a village in Campania, Italy.
- (historical) Synonym of Paestum, a former colony in Magna Graecia, in the region of Campania on the Italian Peninsula.
- (historical) Former name of Paestum., an ancient city in Campania, province of Italia, Roman Empire.
- (dated) Synonym of Basaidu, a village in Dulab, Shahab district, Qeshm, Hormozgan, Iran.
- (historical) A former village in Persia, Macedonia.
- (Greek mythology) Synonym of Athens, from the myth The Gift of Athena about the origin of Athens.
- A village and former commune of the island of Syros, Greece.
- A harbour in Isthmus of Corinth, Greece, on the western end of the Corinth Canal.
- Former name of Paestum., a village in Campania, Italy.
- (biology) Alternative form of Posidonia, a genus of seagrass.
- (religion, historical) An Ancient Greek festival celebrating Poseidon.
Translations
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Poseidonia, Syros, Cyclades, Greece
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Poseidonia, Calabria, Italian Peninsula
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Festival of Poseidon
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harbour
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See also
editLatin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Ποσειδωνία (Poseidōnía). Equivalent of Poseidon + -ia.
Proper noun
editPoseidonia
- Poseidonia: A placename.
- Former name of Paestum., A village in Campania, Italy
- (historical) A former colony in Magna Graecia, in the region of Campania on the Italian Peninsula
- A village in Dulab, Shahab district, Qeshm, Hormozgan, Iran
- (historical) A former village in Persia, Macedonia
- A village and former commune of the island of Syros, Greece
- Former name of Paestum., A village in Campania, Italy
Descendants
edit- English: Poseidonia
See also
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