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Location information
Listed 2 sub titles with search on: Homeric world
for destination: "LAKEDEMON
Ancient country
PELOPONNISOS".
Homeric world (2)
Greeks of the Homeric Catalogue of Ships
Lacedaemon
At Homer’s time the country included part of Messenia and Messene itself (Od. 21,15). Homer calls it "kili (= hollow)", "kitoessan (= full of ravines)" (Il. 2.581, Od. 4.5) and "evrichoron (= spacious)" (Od. 13.414, 15,5).
Territories - Kingdoms
Kingdom of Menelaus
It participated in the Trojan War with 60 ships under the leadership of Menelaus. The cities listed in the Homeric Catalogue of Ships are: 1. Lacedaemon (Sparta), 2. Pharis, 3. Messe, 4. Bryseiae, 5. Augeiae, 6. Amyclae, 7. Helus, 8. Laas, 9. Oetylus (Il. 2.581-590).
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