Alagonia ( Ancient Greek: Ἀλαγονία) was a town of ancient Laconia, ancient Greece, near the Messenian frontier, belonging to the Eleuthero-Lacones, containing temples of the Greek gods Dionysus and Artemis. This town was 30 stadia distant from Gerenia. [1]
It took its name from Alagonia, a daughter of Zeus and Europa. [2]
Its site is tentatively located near the modern Anatoliko. [3] [4]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857).
"Alagonia".
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
36°57′20″N 22°15′40″E / 36.955566°N 22.261205°E
Alagonia ( Ancient Greek: Ἀλαγονία) was a town of ancient Laconia, ancient Greece, near the Messenian frontier, belonging to the Eleuthero-Lacones, containing temples of the Greek gods Dionysus and Artemis. This town was 30 stadia distant from Gerenia. [1]
It took its name from Alagonia, a daughter of Zeus and Europa. [2]
Its site is tentatively located near the modern Anatoliko. [3] [4]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857).
"Alagonia".
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
36°57′20″N 22°15′40″E / 36.955566°N 22.261205°E