Lapathus (mythology)
Lapathus or Lapathos (ancient Greek: Λάπαθος) may refer to: *Lapathus (Cyprus), a town of ancient Cyprus *Lapathus (Thessaly), a town of ancient Thessaly, Greece *Lapathos, Cyprus, a village in modern Cyprus * Lapathus (mythology), a Greek mythological figure, legendary founder of Lapathus (Cyprus) __NOTOC__ Lapathus ( phn, 𐤋𐤐𐤈, ;. grc-gre, Λάπαθος, ''Lápathos''), also recorded as Lapethus (, ''Lápēthos''), Lepethis (, ''Lēpēthís''), and Lapithus (, ''Lápithos''), was an ancient Cypriot town near present-day Lampousa ...

Lapathus (Cyprus)
__NOTOC__ Lapathus ( phn, 𐤋𐤐𐤈, ;. grc-gre, Λάπαθος, ''Lápathos''), also recorded as Lapethus (, ''Lápēthos''), Lepethis (, ''Lēpēthís''), and Lapithus (, ''Lápithos''), was an ancient Cypriot town near present-day Lampousa and Karavas. History The foundation of Lapathus was credited to the Phoenicians. Nonnus claimed the name derived from an eponymous Lapathus, a follower of Dionysus. Strabo said that it received a Spartan colony headed by Praxander. He adds that it was situated opposite to the town of Nagidus in Cilicia and possessed a harbour and docks. It was situated in the north of the island, on a river of the same name and in a district called Lapethia (, ''Lapēthía''). In the war between Ptolemy and Antigonus, Lapathus and its king Praxippus sided with the latter. The name of the place became synonymous with stupidity.''Suda The ''Suda'' or ''Souda'' (; grc-x-medieval, Σοῦδα, Soûda; la, Suidae Lexicon) is a large 10th-century By ...
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Lapathus (Thessaly)
Lapathus or Lapathos ( grc, Λάπαθος) was a fortress in the north of ancient Thessaly, near the Vale of Tempe The Vale of Tempe ( el, Κοιλάδα των Τεμπών) is a gorge in the Tempi municipality of northern Thessaly, Greece, located between Olympus to the north and Ossa to the south, and between the regions of Thessaly and Macedonia. The .... References Populated places in ancient Thessaly Former populated places in Greece Histiaeotis Lost ancient cities and towns {{AncientThessaly-geo-stub ...
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Lapathos, Cyprus
Lapathos ( el, (το) Λάπαθος; tr, Boğaziçi "Bosphorus" or ) is a small village in Cyprus, between Lefkoniko and Trikomo. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. Before 1974, Lapathos was inhabited both by Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. In 1973, the population of Lapathos was an estimated 661: 435 Greek and 228 Turkish Cypriots. All Greek Cypriots were displaced the following year. Sometime later, Turkish nationals from Çarşamba Çarşamba is a town and district (ilçe) of Samsun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, in the center of the Çarşamba Plain. It is the second largest district of the Samsun province after Bafra. The mayor is Halit Doğan ( AKP). Ferhan ... were settled in Lapathos. As of 2011, it had a population of 514. References Communities in Famagusta District Populated places in İskele District {{cyprus-geo-stub ...
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Lapathus (mythology)
Lapathus or Lapathos (ancient Greek: Λάπαθος) may refer to: *Lapathus (Cyprus), a town of ancient Cyprus *Lapathus (Thessaly), a town of ancient Thessaly, Greece *Lapathos, Cyprus, a village in modern Cyprus * Lapathus (mythology), a Greek mythological figure, legendary founder of Lapathus (Cyprus) __NOTOC__ Lapathus ( phn, 𐤋𐤐𐤈, ;. grc-gre, Λάπαθος, ''Lápathos''), also recorded as Lapethus (, ''Lápēthos''), Lepethis (, ''Lēpēthís''), and Lapithus (, ''Lápithos''), was an ancient Cypriot town near present-day Lampousa ...