Lykaion (mountain)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Contributors:
R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, R. Scott Smith, Jeffrey Becker, Greta Hawes, Tom Elliott
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Mar 20, 2024 10:06 AM
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History
Mount Lykaion is located in Arcadia. As a sacred site, Lykaion is thought to be the birthplace of Zeus and the home of Pan. Parrhasian Apollo was worshipped on the eastern slopes.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570441
37.456944, 21.975
- Representative Locations:
- location of Lykaion M. (modern) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
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- Λύκαιον (Lykaion: Ancient Greek, unspecified date range)
- Lykaion (mountain) connection Neda (river) (unspecified date range)
- Hagno (spring) connection Lykaion (mountain) (unspecified date range)
- Kretea located on Lykaion (mountain) (unspecified date range)
- Sanctuary of Zeus Lykaios located on Lykaion (mountain) (unspecified date range)
mountain
- Evidence:
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 58 B3 Lykaion M.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Lykaion
G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, R. Scott Smith, Jeffrey Becker, Greta Hawes, and Tom Elliott, 'Lykaion (mountain): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570441> [accessed: 23 November 2024]
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