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ΒΙΑΝΝΟΣ (Αρχαία πόλη) ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟ
Biennus (Biennos: Eth. Biennios: Vianos), a small city of Crete which
the coast-describer (Geogr. Graec. Minor. ed. Gail, vol. ii. p. 495) places at
some distance from the sea, midway between Hierapytna and Leben, the most eastern
of the two parts of Gortyna. The Blenna of the Peutinger Table, which is placed
at 30 M. P. from Arcadia, and 20 M. P. from Hierapytna, is no doubt the same as
Biennus. In Hierocles, the name of this city occurs under the form of Bienna.
The contest of Otus and Ephialtes with Ares is said to have taken place near this
city. (Homer, Il. v. 315; Steph. B. s. v.) From this violent conflict the city
is said to have derived its name. Mr. Pashley, in opposition to Dr. Cramer, who
supposes that certain ruins said to be found at a considerable distance to the
E. of Haghii Saranta may represent Biennus, fixes the site at Vianos, which agrees
very well with the indications of the coast-describer. (Pashley, Travels, vol.
i. p. 267.)
This text is from: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD). Cited July 2004 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
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