Anthene (),
or Anthana (Ἀνθάνα), or Athene (Ἀθήνη), was a town in
Cynuria
Cynuria ( – ''Kynouria'' or – ''Kynouriake'') is an ancient district on the eastern coast of the Peloponnese, between the Argolis and Laconia, so called from the Cynurians, one of the most ancient tribes in the peninsula. It was believed to ...
, originally inhabited by the
Aeginetans
Aegina (; ; ) is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, from Athens. Tradition derives the name from Aegina, the mother of the mythological hero Aeacus, who was born on the island and became its king.
Administration
Mun ...
, and mentioned by
Thucydides
Thucydides ( ; ; BC) was an Classical Athens, Athenian historian and general. His ''History of the Peloponnesian War'' recounts Peloponnesian War, the fifth-century BC war between Sparta and Athens until the year 411 BC. Thucydides has been d ...
along with
Thyrea, as the two chief places in Cynuria.
[Harpocr. ''s.v.'']
See also
* Archaeological Museum of Astros
The Archaeological Museum of Astros is a museum in Αstros, Arcadia, Greece. It is located in a building which has been used as Karytsiotis school, since the second half of the twentieth century. In 1985, the building was converted into a museum ...
* Thyrea
References
Populated places in ancient Argolis
Populated places in ancient Laconia
Former populated places in Greece
Cities in ancient Peloponnese
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