Icaria or Ikaria ( grc, Ἰκαρία), also known as Icarium or Ikarion (Ἰκάριον), was a
deme of
ancient Attica. It holds pride of place due to its prominence in
Greek mythology as the place where
Icarius received
Dionysus
In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (; grc, Διόνυσος ) is the god of the grape-harvest, winemaking, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, festivity, and theatre. The Romans ...
, who taught him the art of making wine. Nearby was
Mount Icarius
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest.
Mount or Mounts may also refer to:
Places
* Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England
* Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...
.
The site of Icaria is located near modern
Dionysos, Greece.
References
Bibliography
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Populated places in ancient Attica
Former populated places in Greece
Demoi
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