Antikythera (island)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Classical Atlas Project Office, G. Reger
Creators: Classical Atlas Project Office, G. Reger
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, Rosemary Selth, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes, Ryan Horne, Enes Yılandiloğlu
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Aigila (Antikythera) is an island in the Aegean Sea located between Crete and the Peloponnese. BAtlas was confident in also associating the attested name Ogylos with Antikythera, but New Pauly is less confident, listing Cythera as an alternative.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/560230
35.8666496768, 23.3005216537
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Antikythera (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Aegila (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Αἴγιλα (Aigila: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Antikythera (Ancient Greek, AD 640 - AD 1453)
- Cerigo (English, AD 1700 - AD 1799)
- Cerigotto (Italian, AD 1300 - AD 1799)
- Νησί Αντικύθηρα (Nisi Antikythira: Modern Greek)
- Less than certain: Ὤγυλος (Ṓgylos: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 1453)
- Antikythera (island) located in Aegaeum Mare (unspecified date range)
- Antikythera Apollo Sanctuary located on Antikythera (island) (unspecified date range)
- Antikythera shipwreck located at Antikythera (island) (unspecified date range)
- Palaiokastro part of (physical/topographic) Antikythera (island) (unspecified date range)
island
- Evidence:
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 57 B6 Aigila/Ogylos Ins.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Antikythera
Classical Atlas Project Office, G. Reger, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, Rosemary Selth, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes, Ryan Horne, and Enes Yılandiloğlu, 'Antikythera (island): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/560230> [accessed: 20 May 2026]
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