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, also recorded as Lapethus, Lepethis, and Lapithus, was an ancient Cypriot, Phoenician and Greek town near present-day Lampousa and Karavas. Name Due to lack of evidence, researchers had not been sure whether the Phoenici ...

Lapathus (Cyprus)
__NOTOC__ Lapathus, also recorded as Lapethus, Lepethis, and Lapithus, was an ancient Cypriot, Phoenician and Greek town near present-day Lampousa and Karavas. Name Due to lack of evidence, researchers had not been sure whether the Phoenician name of the city was (with Teth) or (with Taw). Recent findings, such as inscriptions and coins with legends, provide the clear reading . The Greek and the Phoenician name record, each in its own way, a phoneme of a language prior to them both. History The foundation of Lapathus was credited to Phoenicians from Kition. 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''). The coins of the city from the 5th ...
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Lapathus (Thessaly)
Lapathus or Lapathos () was a fortress in the north of ancient Thessaly, near the Vale of Tempe The Vale of Tempe or Tembi (; ; ) 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 gorge was known to the Byz .... 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 (; "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 municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Its area is 774 km2, and its population is 140,664 (2022). It is in the center of the Çarşamba Plain. The mayor is Hüseyin Dündar (Independent). Ferhan Şensoy - writ ... were settled in Lapathos. As of 2011, it had a population of 514. References Communities in Famagusta District Populated places in İskele District {{FamagustaDistrict-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, also recorded as Lapethus, Lepethis, and Lapithus, was an ancient Cypriot, Phoenician and Greek town near present-day Lampousa and Karavas. Name Due to lack of evidence, researchers had not been sure whether the Phoenici ...