Anthedon

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Anthedon was an ancient Boeotian coastal town in Greece, known in mythology as a center of marine cults and particularly associated with the sea-god Glaucus.

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Anthedon canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Boeotian town
ancient Greek city
country Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
culturalRegion Ancient Boeotia
linked to: Boeotia
economyBasedOn fishing
purple-dye production
seafaring trade
excavatedBy Greek Archaeological Service
hasArchaeologicalSite Anthedon archaeological remains
hasCoordinateApprox 38.45°N 23.20°E
hasDeity Aphrodite
Dionysus
Glaucus
Poseidon
hasFeature breakwater
burial grounds
mosaic floors
ship sheds
hasPort harbor of Anthedon
hasStructure agora
city walls
harbor installations
sanctuary of the Nymphs
temple of Glaucus
knownFor cult of Glaucus
harbor and seafaring
marine cults
language Ancient Greek
locatedIn Boeotia
Central Greece
linked to: central Greece
locatedNear Euboea
Thebes (Boeotia)
linked to: Thebes
locatedOn coast of the Euboean Gulf
mentionedBy Homer
Pausanias
Stephanus of Byzantium
Strabo
mentionedIn Homer's Iliad
modernSiteNear Dilesi
Loutraki Anthedonias
linked to: Loutraki
partOf Boeotian League
periodOfFlourishing Classical period
Hellenistic period
religion ancient Greek religion
underRuleOf Macedonian kingdom
linked to: Macedon

Roman Empire
Roman Republic

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Glaucus worshipPlace Anthedon
Boeotian League hasMember Anthedon