Ortygia

"Quail island." An ancient name for the island of Delos and hence an epithet of Artemis, who was born there. It is also the name of a section of the city of Syracuse (Sicily).

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References

Sources

  • Aken, Dr. A.R.A. van. (1961). Elseviers Mythologische Encyclopedie. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
  • Bartelink, Dr. G.J.M. (1988). Prisma van de mythologie. Utrecht: Het Spectrum.
  • Ovid. Metamorphoses i, 694.
  • Strabo. Geography x, p. 486.