Augeiae or Augeiai ( Ancient Greek: Αὐγειαί) [1] was a town of ancient Laconia, mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad, [2] Strabo says the town was the same as the later Aegiae. [3] Pausanias agrees with Strabo in that the name of the city had changed, but with a small variation, since he calls it "Aegias", which he places at thirty stadia from Gythium and situates in it a lagoon with a temple and a statue of Poseidon. There was a superstition that those who caught fish from the lagoon would become fishermen. [4]
If Augeiae is colocated with Aegiae, it is at 36°47′11″N 22°30′46″E / 36.786285°N 22.512906°E. [5]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Augeiae". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
Augeiae or Augeiai ( Ancient Greek: Αὐγειαί) [1] was a town of ancient Laconia, mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad, [2] Strabo says the town was the same as the later Aegiae. [3] Pausanias agrees with Strabo in that the name of the city had changed, but with a small variation, since he calls it "Aegias", which he places at thirty stadia from Gythium and situates in it a lagoon with a temple and a statue of Poseidon. There was a superstition that those who caught fish from the lagoon would become fishermen. [4]
If Augeiae is colocated with Aegiae, it is at 36°47′11″N 22°30′46″E / 36.786285°N 22.512906°E. [5]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Augeiae". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.