Atina
Attested: Atina at position 293 in the Ravenna Cosmography
Where: An island off western Scotland, most likely Eigg if the Cosmography listed names in a reasonable order for sailing.
Name Origin: Resembles the goddess Αθηνα/Athena, or the town Atina near Rome.
Notes Richmond & Crawford translated *atina as ‘duck’, possibly thinking of Petronius’ word anatina ‘pertaining to ducks’.
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