Cynoscephalae Hills (Boeotia)
Cynoscephalae (Ancient Greek: Κυνὸς κεφαλαί) was the name of a range of hills in ancient Boeotia between Thebes and Thespiae.[1] Near them, or on them, was a village of the same name, which is mentioned by the biographers of Pindar as the birthplace of the poet.[2]
References
- ↑ Xenophon. Hellenica. 5.4.15.
- ↑ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v. Κυνὸς κεφαλαί.
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