Smintheion

Smintheion or Smintheum was a town in ancient Troad, near Chryse, which contained a noted sanctuary of Apollo mentioned by Homer.[1] The sanctuary was dedicated to Apollo Smintheus, a byname of Apollo associated with mice and rats. Here, Apollo was worshiped as the protector against a plague of mice that held the region in its grip at one point.[2]

Its site is located near Külahlı (Gülpınar), Asiatic Turkey.[3][4]

References
  1. Pleiades
  2. Pagan Places
  3. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 56, and directory notes accompanying.
  4. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

39°32′10″N 26°07′04″E


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