Cicysium or Kikysion ( grc, Κικύσιον) was the largest of the eight towns of
Pisatis in
ancient Elis
Elis () or Eleia ( el, Ήλιδα, Ilida, grc-att, Ἦλις, Ēlis ; Elean: , ethnonym: ) is an ancient district in Greece that corresponds to the modern regional unit of Elis.
Elis is in southern Greece on the Peloponnese, bounded on th ...
. It is located near the Elean towns of
Buprasium Buprasium or Bouprasion ( grc, Βουπράσιον) was a town of ancient Elis, and the ancient capital of the Epeii, frequently mentioned by Homer. The town first occurs as providing ships, commanded by Nestor in the ''Iliad'' in the Catalogue of ...
and
Dymaea Dymaea or Dymaia ( grc, Δυμαία) was a town of ancient Elis, located near the Arcadian border, and near Buprasium and Cicysium Cicysium or Kikysion ( grc, Κικύσιον) was the largest of the eight towns of Pisatis in ancient Elis. It is l ...
, and near
Pheraea
Pheraea or Pheraia ( grc, Φέραια or Φηραία), also Pharaea or Pharaia (Φαραία), was a town in ancient Arcadia. Strabo writes that it was near the border between Arcadia and ancient Elis, Elis, and that the cities of Harpina (city), ...
in
Arcadia
Arcadia may refer to:
Places Australia
* Arcadia, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney
* Arcadia, Queensland
* Arcadia, Victoria
Greece
* Arcadia (region), a region in the central Peloponnese
* Arcadia (regional unit), a modern administrative un ...
. Its site is unlocated.
References
Populated places in ancient Elis
Former populated places in Greece
Lost ancient cities and towns
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