Mases ( Ancient Greek: Μάσης, ἡ Μάσητος [1]) was a city in the district Hermionis, on the Argolic peninsula, in ancient Argolis. [2] It is mentioned by Homer as part of Diomedes's kingdom in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad, along with Aegina. [3] In the time of Pausanias, it was used as a harbour by Hermione. [4]
Its site is tentatively located near the modern Koilada, [5] [6] northeast of Kranidi.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Mases". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
37°25′04″N 23°08′32″E / 37.417868°N 23.142191°E
Mases ( Ancient Greek: Μάσης, ἡ Μάσητος [1]) was a city in the district Hermionis, on the Argolic peninsula, in ancient Argolis. [2] It is mentioned by Homer as part of Diomedes's kingdom in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad, along with Aegina. [3] In the time of Pausanias, it was used as a harbour by Hermione. [4]
Its site is tentatively located near the modern Koilada, [5] [6] northeast of Kranidi.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Mases". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
37°25′04″N 23°08′32″E / 37.417868°N 23.142191°E