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Nymphaeum A ''nymphaeum'' (Latin : ''nymphaea'') or ''nymphaion'' (), in ancient Greece and Rome, was a monument consecrated to the nymphs, especially those of springs. These monuments were originally natural grottoes, which tradition assigned as habit ...
, a type of monument in Antiquity * Nymphaeum, the name of Aristotle's Macedonian school at Mieza * Nymphaeum (Olympia), the name of a structure for distributing water from an aqueduct to the entire site of ancient Olympia *
Nymphaion (fire sanctuary) Nymphaion (, ''Nymphaîon'') was the name given to the ancient sanctuary of the " eternal fire" located in southern Illyria, notably near Apollonia, in modern-day Albania. The location also featured bitumen mines, which, still functioning today, ...
, the name given to the sanctuary of the eternal fire in Illyria * Nymphaion (cave), a cave where worshipers of Pan went.


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* Nymphaeum, alternate name of Daphne Mainomene, an ancient town on the Bosphorus * Nymphaeum (Bithynia), a town on the Black Sea coast of ancient Bithynia * Nymphaeum (Caria), an inland town of ancient Caria * Nymphaeum (Cilicia), a town on the Mediterranean coast of ancient Cilicia *
Nymphaeum (Illyria) Nymphæum or Nymphaion (; ) was an ancient harbour on the coast of Illyria, three miles to the north of Lissus. The site has been identified with the area of modern day Shëngjin, Albania. Perhaps emerged since the 5th century BC, Nymphaeum wou ...
, an ancient Greek colony in Illyria *
Nymphaion (Crimea) Nýmphaion (, ), also known as Nymphaion on the Pontus (), was a significant centre of the Bosporan Kingdom, situated on the Crimean shore of the Cimmerian Bosporus. Today it is located near the resort town Heroivske. It lies at a distance of ...
, an ancient Greek colony in the Crimea *
Nymphaion (Ionia) Nymphaion () can refer to: Antiquity * Nymphaeum, a type of monument in Antiquity * Nymphaeum, the name of Aristotle's Macedonian school at Mieza * Nymphaeum (Olympia), the name of a structure for distributing water from an aqueduct to the en ...
, an ancient Greek colony in western Anatolia * Nymphaeum (Laconia), an ancient Greek town in Laconia *
Nymfaio Nymfaio (, before 1926: Νέβεσκα – ''Neveska''; ) is a village and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, community in Florina (regional unit), Florina regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece. After the 2011 local government r ...
, a village in Florina regional unit, Greece {{Disambig, geo