ου (ἡ) [ᾰ] Pharos, î. de la baie d’Alexandrie, fameuse par son phare, OD. 4, 355 ; EUR. Hel. 5 ; THC. 1, 104 ; STR. 791, etc. ; d’où ὁ φάρος, ANTH. 9, 671 ; 11, 117, phare.

s. LGPN

ου, ἡ, Pharos, an island in the bay of Alexandria, Od. 4.355, E. Hel. 5, Th. 1.104, etc. ; famous for its lighthouse, Str. 17.1.6, etc. ; hence Φάριαι ; σκοπιαὶ Φάριαι the watch-tower of Pharos, Alciphr. 2.4. as Appell., φάρος, ὁ, lighthouse, AP 9.671, 11.117 (Strat.).

Place, proper name

• small island just off Alexandria, Egypt, site of the famous lighthouse. (TOPOS text)
• island colony of the Parians at Stari Grad on the Adriatic island of Hvar off Croatia. (TOPOS text)