οῦντος (ὁ) Rhamnunte, dème att. de la tribu Œantide, STR. 396, 399 ; PAUS. 1, 23, 2 ; Ῥαμνοῦντι, LYS. 19, 28 Baiter-Sauppe, à Rhamnunte.

Étym. contr. de *ῥαμνόεις, couvert de nerpruns, de ῥάμνος.

οῦντος (contr. from ῥαμνόεις), ὁ, Rhamnus, a deme in Attica (named from the ῥάμνοι growing in it), ἡ ἐν Ῥ. θεός, i.e. Nemesis, Paus. 1.33.2, cf. Str. 9.1.17 and 22; Ῥαμνοῦντι, not ἐν Ῥ., at Rhamnus, Lys. 19.28, etc. — Hence Ῥαμνούσιος, α, ον, Rhamnusian, Aeschin. 1.157, etc. ; ἡ Ῥαμνουσία epith. of Nemesis from her temple at Rhamnus, Hsch., etc. ; also Ῥαμνουσίς, ίδος, ἡ, Call. Dian. 232; Ῥαμνουσιάς, άδος, ἡ, IG 14.1389 ii 2.

Place, proper name

• ancient deme and fortress of Attica, located on the coast at Ramnounda, E. Attica. (TOPOS text)