Onougnathos (promontory)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Contributors:
R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, R. Scott Smith, Rosemary Selth, Jeffrey Becker, Greta Hawes, Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Aug 04, 2025 02:05 PM
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History
This ancient cape of the Peloponnese is now known as the island of Elaphonisas, separated from the mainland reportedly by a fourth-century earthquake. The island's southwestern terminus -- the modern Akra Ag. Maria -- would correspond to the tip of the ancient promontory.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570533
36.4642453, 22.9334794
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Akra Agia Maria (modern) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Ὄνου γνάθον (Ὄnou gnáthon: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
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- Akra Agia Maria (Modern Greek, AD 1900 - AD 2099)
- Ελαφόνησος (Elaphonisas: Modern Greek, AD 1900 - AD 2099)
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- Onougnathos Pr. (English, AD 1900 - AD 1999)
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cape, promontory, promuntory
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 58 D5 Onougnathos Pr.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Ag. Maria/Elaphonisas
G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, R. Scott Smith, Rosemary Selth, Jeffrey Becker, Greta Hawes, and Tom Elliott, 'Onougnathos (promontory): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570533> [accessed: 11 February 2026]
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