Anthene (Cynuria)

37°22′2.5813″N 22°47′6.1094″E

Hill containing the remnants of Anthene

Anthene (Ancient Greek: Ἀνθήνη),[1] or Anthana (Ἀνθάνα),[2] or Athene (Ἀθήνη),[3] was a town in Cynuria, originally inhabited by the Aeginetans, and mentioned by Thucydides along with Thyrea, as the two chief places in Cynuria.[1][4]

See also

References
  1. Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 5.41.
  2. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  3. Pausanias (1918). "38.6". Description of Greece. Vol. 3. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
  4. Harpocr. s.v.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Anthene". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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