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| Greek & Roman Geography (ed. William Smith) |
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|  KYPARISSOS (Village) ETOLOAKARNANIA |
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Cyparissus
Cyparissus (Kuparissos: Eth. Kuparisseus), an ancient town of Phocis,
in the vicinity of Delphi. It is mentioned in the Homeric catalogue (Il. ii. 519)
along with Pytho (Delphi), and is described by Dicaearchus as situated in the
interior of Phocis. It is placed by Strabo below Lycoreia, which was situated
on one of the heights of Parnassus (ix. p. 423), which position is more probable
than the one assigned to it by Pausanias, who supposes Cyparissus to be the ancient
name of the place afterwards called Anticyra (x. 36. § 5). Cyparissus is also
mentioned by Statius (Theb. vii. 344) and Stephanus (s. v.). If we follow the
authority of Strabo respecting the position of Cyparissus, its site is perhaps
indicated by the walls of an Hellenic town, at the southern foot of the mountain,
midway between the Schiste and Delphi. (Leake, vol. ii. p. 579.)
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