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TORTHYNION (Ancient city) VYTINA
Torthynium is not mentioned by Pausanias or any of the great historians. It was probably located 5,5 kms away from Nymphasia and it was the border of Megalopolis, Orchomenus and Caphya (Ekd. Athinon, Pausaniou Periegissis, vol. 4, p. 329, note 1).
ENISPI (Ancient city) VYTINA
An Arcadian town mentioned by Homer, in the Catalogue of Ships, along with Rhipe
and Stratia. It was impossible even in antiquity to determine the position of
these towns, and Pausanias treats as absurd the opinion of those who considered
them to be islands in the river Ladon.
METHYDRION (Ancient city) VYTINA
Methydrium (Methudrion: Eth. Methudrieus), a town in central Arcadia, situate
170 stadia north of Megalopolis (Paus. viii. 35. § 5), obtained its name, like
Interamna, from being situated upon a lofty height between the two rivers Maloetas
and Mylaon. (Paus. viii. 36. § 1.) It was founded by Orchomenus; but its inhabitants
were removed to Megalopolis, upon the establishment of that city. It never recovered
its former population, and is mentioned by Strabo (viii. p. 388) among the places
of Arcadia which had almost entirely disappeared. It continued, however, to exist
as a village in the time of Pausanias, who saw there a temple of Poseidon Hippius
upon the river Mylaon. He also mentions, above the river Maloetas, a mountain
called Thaumasium, in which was a cave where Rhea took refuge when pregnant with
Zeus. At the distance of 30 stadia from Methydrium was a fountain named Nymphasia.
(Paus. viii. 36. § § 1--3, comp. viii. 12. § 2, 27. § § 4, 7.) Methydrium is also
mentioned in the following passages: Thuc. v. 58; Polyb. v, 10, 11, 13; Plin.
iv. 6. s. 10; Steph. B. s. v. There is some difficulty in determining the exact
site of Methydrium. Some writers identify it with the Hellenic remains called
Palatia; but these are not on a lofty hill between two rivers, but in a low situation
above the junction of the rivers on the right bank of one of them. Methydrium
should rather be placed 45 minutes further, at the distance of 10 miles SE. of
the village of Nimnitza, where there are some ancient ruins, one between two streams,
on a height below Pyryo, otherwise called Pyrgako. It is true that this also is
not a lofty hill; but Pausanias uses the expression kolonos hupselos, and hupselos
has reference to kolonos, which means only a slight elevation.
This text is from: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD). Cited June 2004 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
Methudrion: Eth. Methudrieus. A town in central Arcadia, situated
170 stadia north of Megalopolis (Paus. viii. 35. § 5), obtained its name, like
Interamna, from being situated upon a lofty height between the two rivers Maloetas
and Mylaon. (Paus. viii. 36. § 1.) It was founded by Orchomenus; but its inhabitants
were removed to Megalopolis, upon the establishment of that city. It never recovered
its former population, and is mentioned by Strabo (viii. p. 388) among the places
of Arcadia which had almost entirely disappeared. It continued, however, to exist
as a village in the time of Pausanias, who saw there a temple of Poseidon Hippius
upon the river Mylaon. He also mentions, above the river Maloetas, a mountain
called Thaumasium, in which was a cave where Rhea took refuge when pregnant with
Zeus. At the distance of 30 stadia from Methydrium was a fountain named Nymphasia.
(Paus. viii. 36. § § 1 - 3, comp. viii. 12. § 2, 27. § § 4, 7.)
There is some difficulty in determining the exact site of Methydrium.
Some writers identify it with the Hellenic remains called Palatia; but these are
not on a lofty hill between two rivers, but in a low situation above the junction
of the rivers on the right bank of one of them. Methydrium should rather be placed
45 minutes further, at the distance of 10 miles SE. of the village of Nimnitza,
where there are some ancient ruins, one between two streams, on a height below
Pyryo, otherwise called Pyrgako. It is true that this also is not a lofty hill;
but Pausanias uses the expression kolonos hupselos, and hupselos has reference
to kolonos, which means only a slight elevation.
This text is from: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD). Cited June 2004 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
METHYDRION (Ancient city) VYTINA
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