Ὀρχομενός,ὁ, alsoἡ( Th. 1.113 , A.R. 4.257 ), the name of several Greek cities, the most famous of which wasὈρχομενὸς Μινύειοςin Boeotia, Il. 2.511 , etc.:—Adj. Ὀρχομένιος, Hp. Ulc. 7 , Hdt. 9.16 , SIG 519.7 (Aegium,iii B. C.), Str. 9.2.40 :—henceὈρχομενίζω,
A. side with the Orchomenians,
Hellanic. 81
J. (but perh. not Hellanic. ).—The old Boeot. form wasἘρχ-, and this is found in Inscrr. and on coins to the time of Alexander, SIG 60
(v B. C.), IG 7.3166 , al.,BMus.Cat.Coins Central Greece
p.54 : the Arcadian Orchomenians are similarly Ἐρχομένιοι
SIG 31.12
(Delph.,v B. C.), Ἐρχομίνιοι
IG 5(2).343
(Orchom. Arc. ,iv B. C.).