Cynossema ( Ancient Greek: Κυνὸς σῆμα and Κυνόσσημα) [1] and Cynosemon (Κυνόσημον), [2] meaning Dog's Tomb, was a promontory on the eastern coast of the Thracian Chersonesus, near the town of Madytus. It was near the modern town of Kilidülbahir. [3]
According to the legend it took its name ("Dog's Tomb") from the fact that Hecuba was changed into a dog and her tomb was there. [4]
The naval Battle of Cynossema took place there in 411 BC during the Peloponnesian War. [5]
Cynossema ( Ancient Greek: Κυνὸς σῆμα and Κυνόσσημα) [1] and Cynosemon (Κυνόσημον), [2] meaning Dog's Tomb, was a promontory on the eastern coast of the Thracian Chersonesus, near the town of Madytus. It was near the modern town of Kilidülbahir. [3]
According to the legend it took its name ("Dog's Tomb") from the fact that Hecuba was changed into a dog and her tomb was there. [4]
The naval Battle of Cynossema took place there in 411 BC during the Peloponnesian War. [5]