Κόψη, τo (Κόψ’, τ')

Dublin Core

Title

Κόψη, τo (Κόψ’, τ')

Subject

Geography

Description

Gazetteer and Toponyms Database

Creator

Michael Page

Source


Conze 1860, Katsanis 1996, Updated with interviews with Thanasis Sarantos (SH 20250707) and Apostolos Vasdekis (SH 20250713)

Date

20251031

Contributor

AES/SEP

Language

English, Greek

Type

Toponyms
Toponyms

Identifier

SEP00001

Toponyms Item Type Metadata

English Translation

The Cut

English Transliteration

Kópsi (Kóps)

Variants

(1) Kopséh (Κόψη); Τ' Κόψ’ (Τo Κόψη); (2) Τ' Κόψ τ' ασβιστουκάμινου (Στoυ Κόψη το ασβεστοκάμινο); (3) Τ'Κόψ τ'ρυάκι (Τοu Κόψη το ρυάκι)

Location of Feature

The western ravine of the Sanctuary of Great Gods.

Geographic Coordinates

40.49894663065642, 25.52926722572788

Notes

Conze 1860, 206: “Kopséh” was the name applied to the upper reaches of the stream that formed the western boundary of the sanctuary.
Katsanis 1996, 206: “Τ' Κόψ τ' ασβιστουκάμινου (Στoυ Κόψη το ασβεστοκάμινο)” (“The limekiln at the Cut”) or “Τ'Κόψη τ'ρυάκι (Το Κόψη τοu ρυάκι)” (“the cut’s stream”). The name of a small stream at Paliopoli that passes by the chapel of Agia Paraskevi and ends in the Sea. The surname Κόψης (Kopsis) is no longer used on the island.

Sources


Conze 1860, Katsanis 1996, Updated with interviews with Thanasis Sarantos (SH 20250707) and Apostolos Vasdekis (SH 20250713)

Citation

Michael Page, “Κόψη, τo (Κόψ’, τ'),” ECDS-DVL: Digital Media Catalog , accessed January 11, 2026, https://dvl.ecdsdev.org/items/show/15537.