Copae or Kopai ( grc, Κῶπαι), or Copia or Copiae, was an
ancient Greek city ''(
polis)'' in
Boeotia, on the northern shore of
Lake Copais, which derived its name from this town.
[-2.] Copae was part of
Thersander's kingdom and is mentioned by
Homer in the
Catalogue of Ships
The Catalogue of Ships ( grc, νεῶν κατάλογος, ''neōn katálogos'') is an epic catalogue in Book 2 of Homer's ''Iliad'' (2.494–759), which lists the contingents of the Achaean army that sailed to Troy. The catalogue gives the na ...
in the ''
Iliad''. It was a member of the
Boeotian League. It was still in existence in the time of
Pausanias, who mentions here the temples of
Demeter
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Demeter (; Attic: ''Dēmḗtēr'' ; Doric: ''Dāmā́tēr'') is the Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over crops, grains, food, and the fertility of the earth. Although s ...
,
Dionysus
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and
Sarapis.
[
Its site is located near the Kastro at modern Topolia.]
References
Populated places in ancient Boeotia
Former populated places in Greece
Boeotian city-states
Locations in the Iliad
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