Myrrhinus
Myrrhinus or Myrrinous (Ancient Greek: Μυρρινοῦς) was a deme of ancient Attica. It lay to the east of Prasiae. Artemis Colaenis was worshipped at Myrrhinus;[1][2] and in one of the inscriptions recovered at Merenda mention is made of a temple of Artemis Colaenis.[3]
People
- Eurymedon of Myrrhinus, brother-in-law of Plato
References
- ↑ Pausanias. Description of Greece. 1.31.4.
- ↑ Schol. ad Aristoph. Av. 874
- ↑ Böckh, Inscr. No. 100.
- ↑ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 59, and directory notes accompanying.
- ↑ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
Coordinates: 37°52′22″N 23°58′04″E / 37.872812°N 23.9678945°E
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