Cynossema
Κυνὸς σῆμα
Cynossema (Κυνὸς σῆμα). After Loryma,
says Strabo (p. 656), is the Cynos-sema, and the island Syme; then Cnidus, &c.
The Cynos-sema is a point on the SW. coast of Caria, opposite to the island of Syme, and it is now called Cape Volpo. (Hamilton, Researches, &c. vol. ii. p. 71.) Ptolemy does not mention Cynossema, but he has a cape Onugnathos about this part of Caria, which may be the same as Cynossema. [CARIA p. 519.] Stephanus (s. v. Κυνὸς σῆμα) gives an ethnic name Κυνοσσηματεύς.
From William Smith (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Text provided under a CC BY-SA license by Perseus Digital Library, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Tufts University. Data accessed from https://github.com/PerseusDL/canonical-pdlrefwk/ on 17 October 2026.