ου (ὁ) [ῠ] Kôrykos (auj. cap Curco) promont. d’Ionie, HH. Ap. 39 ; THC. 8, 14, etc.

s. LGPN

ὁ, Corycus, a promontory of Cilicia, h.Ap. 39, etc. ; — Adj. Κωρυκαῖος, α, ον ; the inhabitants were infamous for spying out the destination and value of ships’ cargoes and then piratically seizing them, Ephor. 27 J., etc. ; hence Κωρυκαῖος, prov. of spies and eavesdroppers, Str. 14.1.32, Cic. Att. 10.18.1, prob. in Call. Iamb. 1.143; Κ. ἠκροάσατο, ΄a little bird told me΄, Men. 150; μὴ κατακούσειεν δέ μου ὁ Κ., ΄low be it spoken΄, Diox. 2; — also Κωρύκιον σκάφος piratical craft, Alciphr. 1.8.

Place, proper name

• promontory, the modern Gramvousa in Chania Crete. (TOPOS text)
• Classical to Late Antique polis, Kizkalesi in Cilicia (S Turkey). (TOPOS text)
• mountain in Ionia (Aegean Turkey). (TOPOS text)
• Roman coastal city of Olympos, possibly on the site of Lycian Korykos, near Yazir, Antalya, Turkey. (TOPOS text)