Cape Cnemides or Knemides ( grc, Κνημῖδες; el, Κνημίς, Knemis ''or'' Knimis or Κνημίδος) in ancient times was a spur of

Mount Cnemis Cnemis or Knemis ( grc, Κνῆμις; el, Κνημίς) was either a range of mountains between the Cephissus Valley and the Gulf of Euboea combined with the Malian Gulf, or was a single mountain located in the northwest of that range. The va ...

, running out into the sea, opposite the islands called

Lichades Lichades or Lichadonisia ( el, Λιχάδες or Λιχαδονήσια) is an island complex off the north west of Euboea, in the North Euboean Gulf. The islands located opposite Lichada cape in the north-western extreme of Euboea and opposite of ...

and the

Euboea Evia (, ; el, Εύβοια ; grc, Εὔβοια ) or Euboia (, ) is the second-largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. It is separated from Boeotia in mainland Greece by the narrow Euripus Strait (only at its narrowest ...

n promontory

Cenaeum Mount Lichada and Cape Lichada ( el, Χερσόνησος Λιχάδα, Chersonesos Lichada) is a mountain and cape forming the northwest tip of the island of Euboea, Greece. Their ancient name was Κήναιον ''Kenaion'', Latinized as Cenaeum. T ...

. Upon Cape Cnemides stood a fortress, also called

Cnemides Cnemides or Knemides ( grc, Κνημῖδες), also Cnemis or Knemis (Κνῆμις),''Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax'', p. 23; is the name of a fortress, and probably of a town, in ancient Phocis. Strabo places Cnemides on Cape Cnemides opposite ...

(or Cnemis), distant 20 stadia from Thronium. Apart from some ambiguity about the extent of Cnemis, whether it was the entire range along the Gulf of Euboea or just one mountain in it, Smith's description certainly applies to the modern Cnemis. The Lichades bear the same name as they did in ancient times, identifying the promontory of Euboea.

Attribution

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Geography of ancient Phocis

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