Ledon
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: J. Fossey, J. Morin
Creators: J. Fossey, J. Morin
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, G. Reger, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes
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History
An ancient Greek settlement in Phocis, mentioned by Pausanias and abandoned by his time. Possibly to be located at modern Modi.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/540908
38.6583935, 22.6760767
- Associated Modern Locations:
- Less than certain: OSM Location of modern Modi (modern) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 13445 (550 BC - 30 BC) accuracy: +/- 10000 meters.
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- Λέδων (Ledon: Ancient Greek, 550 BC - AD 300)
- Ledon part of (regional) Phocis (unspecified date range)
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settlement
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 55 D3 Ledon?
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Modi
J. Fossey, J. Morin, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, G. Reger, R. Scott Smith, and Greta Hawes, 'Ledon: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/540908> [accessed: 19 June 2025]
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