proper noun
Gythēum
Meaning
- a seaport in Laconia
Gythēum or Gythī^um, i, n., = Γύθειον or Γύθιον,
I. a seaport in Laconia, on the Eurotas, now Paleopoli, Plin. 6, 34, 39, § 214; Cic. Off. 3, 11, 49; Liv. 34, 38; 25, 27. —
II. Deriv.: Gythĕātes, ae, m., adj., = Γυθεάτης, of or belonging to Gythēum, Gytheatic:
pontus, Mela, 2, 3, 9: sinus, Plin. 4, 5, 8, § 16.