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Drekanon promontory

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: C. Foss, G. Reger, Tom Elliott
Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert
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Last modified Nov 04, 2025 02:56 PM — History
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An ancient promontory on western end of the island of Kos, mentioned by Strabo. Its precise location cannot be determined today with full confidence, but the Ákra Dafní and the Ákra Kríkellos are the two likely candidates.

https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/599600

36.718195, 26.94792
  • Representative Locations:
    • Less than certain: Ákra Dafní (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 30 meters.
    • Less than certain: Ákra Kríkellos (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 30 meters.
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cape, promontory, promuntory

Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 61 D4 Drekanon? Pr.

Strabo places the promontory in the west of Kos island, approximately 200 stadia from the city of Kos. Bean 1957 acknowledges that these measurements (if accepted as accurate) cohere most closely with the choice of Cape Dafni, but rejects this identification in favor of Cape Krikelo on other grounds. Although he cites Bean, in BAtlas Foss places the label for Drekanon? Pr. at Dafni without further comment. 


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C. Foss, G. Reger, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Sean Gillies, Brady Kiesling, and R. Talbert, 'Drekanon promontory: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/599600> [accessed: 13 February 2026] 

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