στροφ-άς,άδος,ὁ,ἡ, (στρέφω)
A. turning round, revolving, circling, of the constellations,ἄρκτου στροφάδες κέλευθοιthe Bear'scirclingpaths, S. Tr. 131 (lyr.), cf. D.P. 594 ;στροφάδεσσιν ἀέλλαις whirl-winds, Orph. A. 677 ; of craneson their return, Arat. 1032 ; of fish, στροφάδες παρὰ πέτρην
Numen.
ap. Ath. 7.319b ; of worms, Hsch.
II. Στροφάδες(sc.νῆσοι),αἱ,the Drifting Isles, a group not far from Zacynthus, supposed to have been once floating, Apollod. 1.9.21 , Str. 8.4.2 , St.Byz.