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Phoezon or Phoizon () was a locality 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 ...
, in the territory of
Mantineia Mantinea (; ''Mantineia''; also Koine Greek ''Antigoneia'') was a city in ancient Arcadia, Greece, which was the site of two significant battles in Classical Greek history. In modern times it is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, ...
. It was situated near the road from Mantineia to
Tegea Tegea (; ) was a settlement in ancient Arcadia, and it is also a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the Tripoli municipality, of which it is a municipal unit with an area o ...
, close to the forest of Pelagos. The tomb of
Areithous In Greek mythology, the name Areithous (Ancient Greek: Ἀρηΐθοος) may refer to: * Areithous, King of Arne in Boeotia, and husband of , by whom he had a son Menesthius. He is called in the Iliad the " club-bearer" (''korynetes''), becau ...
was located here. Pausanias ''Description of Greece'' 8.11


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