Mount Arganthonius or Arganthonios ( Ancient Greek: Ἀργανθώνιος), or Arganthon (Ἀργανθών), [1] or Arganthoneion, [2] was a mountain range in ancient Bithynia, which forms a peninsula, and divides the gulfs of Cius and Astacus. The range terminates in a headland which Ptolemy calls Posidium (modern Bozburun). The name is connected with the myths of Hylas and the Argonautic expedition. [3] [4]
Its modern name is Samanli Daği. [5] [2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Arganthonius".
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
40°32′37″N 29°01′55″E / 40.5436917°N 29.0320224°E
Mount Arganthonius or Arganthonios ( Ancient Greek: Ἀργανθώνιος), or Arganthon (Ἀργανθών), [1] or Arganthoneion, [2] was a mountain range in ancient Bithynia, which forms a peninsula, and divides the gulfs of Cius and Astacus. The range terminates in a headland which Ptolemy calls Posidium (modern Bozburun). The name is connected with the myths of Hylas and the Argonautic expedition. [3] [4]
Its modern name is Samanli Daği. [5] [2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Arganthonius".
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
40°32′37″N 29°01′55″E / 40.5436917°N 29.0320224°E