Nisyros — NÍSYRUS, a rocky island opposite to Cnidus, between Cos in the north and Telos in the south…
Ancient Greek word, found 10 times in the texts on Socratos.
Homer, Iliad 2.676: οἳ δʼ ἄρα Νίσυρόν τʼ εἶχον Κράπαθόν τε Κάσον τε
Strabo, Geography 10.5.14: … Ῥόδου καὶ Κρήτης· ὧν εἰσιν Ἀστυπάλαιά τε καὶ Τῆλος καὶ Χαλκία καὶ ἃς Ὅμηρος ὀνομάζει ἐν τῷ καταλόγῳ οἳ δʼ ἄρα Νίσυρόν τʼ εἶχον Κράπαθόν τε Κάσον τε, καὶ Κῶν, Εὐρυπύλοιο πόλιν, νήσους τε Καλύδνας.ἔξω γὰρ τῆς Κῶ καὶ τῆς Ῥόδου, πε …