Paroreia () or Paroria (Παρωρία) was a town of
ancient Arcadia
Arcadia (; ) is a region in the central Peloponnese, Greece. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas, and in Greek mythology it was the home of the gods Hermes and Pan (god), Pan. In European Renaissance arts, Arcadia (utopia), Ar ...
,
Greece
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, in the region of
Eutresia. It was located near the present village
Palaiomoiri, in the municipality of
Megalopoli
Megalopoli () is a town in the southwestern part of the regional unit of Arcadia, southern Greece. It is located in the same site as ancient Megalopolis ( literally ''large/great city''). When it was founded in 371 BCE, it was the first large urba ...
. According to
Greek mythology
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, Paroreia was founded by
Paroreus In Greek mythology, Paroreus (Ancient Greek
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(Παρωρεὺς), a son of
Tricolonus In Greek mythology, Tricolonus (Ancient Greek: Τρικολώνου, Τρικόλωνον or Τρικολώνῳ means 'three-hilled') may refer to the following personages:
* Tricolonus, an Arcadia (region), Arcadian prince as one of the 50 sons o ...
. It was 10
stades from
Zoetia, and 4 stades from
Thyraeum Thyraeum or Thyraion () was a city in ancient Arcadia, Greece, in the district Cynuria. According to Greek mythology, it was founded by Thyraeus, a son of Lycaon. It was already ruined in the 2nd century, when it was visited by Pausanias. It was ...
. It was already abandoned when
Pausanias visited the area in the 2nd century.
See also
*
List of Ancient Greek cities
This is an incomplete list of ancient Greek cities, including colonies outside Greece, and including settlements that were not sovereign '' poleis''.
Many colonies outside Greece were soon assimilated to some other language but a city is included h ...
References
Populated places in ancient Arcadia
Former populated places in Greece
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