Ortygian

adjective

Or·​ty·​gian

(ˈ)ȯ(r)¦tij(ē)ən

1

: of or relating to the Greek island of Delos held in antiquity to be the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis

Ortygian Artemis

2

: of or relating to the Sicilian island of Ortygia on which modern Syracuse is built

beneath the Ortygian shore

—P. B. Shelley

Word History

Etymology

in sense 1, from Ortygia Delos, smallest island of the Cyclades, south Aegean Sea + English -an; in sense 2, from Ortygia, island near the southeastern coast of Sicily + English -an

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