Cytherus or Kytheros ( grc, Κύθηρρος or Κύθηρος), also known as Cytherum or Kytheron (Κύθηρον), was one of the twelve cities of
ancient Attica, and afterwards a
deme.
Pausanias states that the nymphs of the river
Cytherus Cytherus or Kytheros ( grc, Κύθηρρος or Κύθηρος), also known as Cytherum or Kytheron (Κύθηρον), was one of the twelve cities of ancient Attica, and afterwards a deme. Pausanias (geographer), Pausanias states that the nymphs of ...
in
Elis were called
Ionides In Greek mythology, the Ionides (Ancient Greek: Ἰωνίδες) were a sisterhood of water nymphs. Their individual names were Calliphaea, Synallasis (or Synallaxis), Pegaea and Iasis.
It is also the name of a family from the island of Chios w ...
from
Ion, the son of
Gargettus Gargettus or Gargettos ( grc, Γαργηττός) was a deme of ancient Attica. From the mythical story of the war of the Pallantidae against Theseus, we learn that the demoi of Pallene, Gargettus, and Agnus were adjacent. When Pallas was marchi ...
, when he migrated from
Athens to Elis.
The site of Cytherus is located near modern
Pousi Kaloyerou.
References
Populated places in ancient Attica
Former populated places in Greece
Ancient Greek cities
Cities in ancient Attica
Demoi
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