Orneae

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proper noun

A city, mentioned in the Iliad, situated north of Leontio in Corinthia in Ancient Greece.

OriginAncient Greek Ὀρνεαί →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historyA city, mentioned in the Iliad, situated north of Leontio in Corinthia in Ancient Greece.

    Orneæ seems to have been situated very near the southern side of the plain of Ai Ghiórghi.

    1830, William Martin Leake, chapter XXX, in Travels in the Morea, volume III, page 350

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekὈρνεαί
  2. EnglishOrneae

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρνεαί (Orneaí).

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APA

Orneae. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orneae

MLA

“Orneae.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orneae. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Orneae,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orneae.

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