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Nymphaion (cave)
Nymphaion ( el, Νυμφαῖον or Νύμφαιον) can refer to: Non-municipal objects * Nymphaeum, a type of monument in Antiquity * Nymphaeum, the name of Aristotle's Macedonian school at Mieza * Nymphaeum (Olympia), the name of a structure for distributing water from an aqueduct to the entire site of ancient Olympia * Nymphaion (fire sanctuary), the name given to the sanctuary of the eternal fire in Illyria * Nymphaion (cave), a cave where worshipers of Pan went. Municipal objects * Nymphaeum, alternate name of Daphne Mainomene, an ancient town on the Bosphorus * Nymphaeum (Bithynia), a town on the Black Sea coast of ancient Bithynia * Nymphaeum (Caria), an inland town of ancient Caria * Nymphaeum (Cilicia), a town on the Mediterranean coast of ancient Cilicia * Nymphaeum (Illyria), an ancient Greek colony in Illyria * Nymphaion (Crimea), an ancient Greek colony in the Crimea * Nymphaion (Ionia), an ancient Greek colony in western Anatolia * Nymphaeum (Laconia), an an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nymphaeum
A ''nymphaeum'' or ''nymphaion'' ( grc, νυμφαῖον), in ancient Greece and Rome, was a monument consecrated to the nymphs, especially those of springs. These monuments were originally natural grottoes, which tradition assigned as habitations to the local nymphs. They were sometimes so arranged as to furnish a supply of water, as at Pamphylian Side. A nymphaeum dedicated to a local water nymph, Coventina, was built along Hadrian's Wall, in the northernmost reach of the Roman Empire. Subsequently, artificial grottoes took the place of natural ones. Roman period The nymphaeum in Jerash, Jordan (''illustration, above right''), was constructed in 191 AD. The fountain was originally embellished with marble facing on the lower level, painted plaster on the upper level, and topped with a half-dome roof, forming a giant niche. Water cascaded through seven carved lion's heads into small basins on the sidewalk. The nymphaea of the Roman period, which extended the sacral use to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieza, Macedonia
Mieza ( grc, Μίεζα), "shrine of the Nymphs", was a town in ancient Macedonia, where Aristotle taught the boy Alexander the Great between 343 and 340 BCE.pothos.orgAristotle (384-322 BC) Ptolemy classifies Mieza among the cities of Emathia. Stephanus of Byzantium, on the other hand, deriving his information apparently from Theagenes, alludes to it as "''τόπος Στρυμόνος''", and adds that it was sometimes called Strymonium. The site where Mieza once stood is the modern Lefkadia, near the modern town Náousa, Imathia, Central Macedonia, Greece, and has been the subject of archeological excavations since 1954.Orkin, Lisa (18 July 1999)"Greece – Ruins Renewed: Seeking New Life For Past Glories" ''The Seattle Times'' (via Associated Press). Mieza was named for Mieza, in ancient Macedonian mythology, the daughter of Beres and sister of Olganos and Beroia. It was the home of Alexander's companion Peucestas. Aristotle was hired by Alexander's father, Philip I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nymphaeum (Olympia)
Nymphaeum (Olympia) (Latin, grc, νυμφαῖον), etymologically "home of the nymphs," or water goddesses, at Olympia, Greece, ancient Olympia was the official name of a water-distribution structure constructed in the mid-2nd century at that site to provide water to the masses who attended the Olympic Games in July and August. Nymphaeum was the general name throughout the Mediterranean for an ornate structure that terminated an aqueduct bringing water from distant elevated terrain, say a stream or copious springs.Noting that the use of the term Nymphaeum for secular purposes dates to the 2nd century, Aristodemou distinguishes several types of Roman Nymphaea: 1. Caves 2. Royal (rectangular with arch and apse) 3. Cascading, or water theatre 4a. "Sigmoid" (exedrae or fountain-houses, such as the Olympic) 4b. Rectilinear 4c. Row of niches. This one had substructures, statues, and ornately patterned stonework; its main purpose, however, was functional. It received water from the aqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nymphaion (fire Sanctuary)
Nymphaion ( grc, Νυμφαῖον, ''Nymphaîon'') was the name given to the ancient sanctuary of the " eternal fire" located in southern Illyria, near Apollonia in modern-day Albania. Placed inland on the Vjosë/Aoos river. Pliny the Elder mentions the area was inhabited by the local Illyrian Bylliones and (Illyrian or Epirote) Amantes and was at some point included in the broader territory of Apollonia. The ancient site has been identified with the Selenica area, across from Byllis, a region rich in natural reserves of petroleum and gas, which were required to feed the eternal fire. Selenicë is still a modern producer of hydrocarbons and high quality bitumen. Description The area had already been occupied by Illyrians before the founding of nearby Apollonia by a joint colony of Corinth and Kerkyra in the 7th–6th century BC, and the site was likely already a place of worship because of its peculiar physical properties. The sanctuary of the " eternal fire" was al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nymphaion (cave)
Nymphaion ( el, Νυμφαῖον or Νύμφαιον) can refer to: Non-municipal objects * Nymphaeum, a type of monument in Antiquity * Nymphaeum, the name of Aristotle's Macedonian school at Mieza * Nymphaeum (Olympia), the name of a structure for distributing water from an aqueduct to the entire site of ancient Olympia * Nymphaion (fire sanctuary), the name given to the sanctuary of the eternal fire in Illyria * Nymphaion (cave), a cave where worshipers of Pan went. Municipal objects * Nymphaeum, alternate name of Daphne Mainomene, an ancient town on the Bosphorus * Nymphaeum (Bithynia), a town on the Black Sea coast of ancient Bithynia * Nymphaeum (Caria), an inland town of ancient Caria * Nymphaeum (Cilicia), a town on the Mediterranean coast of ancient Cilicia * Nymphaeum (Illyria), an ancient Greek colony in Illyria * Nymphaion (Crimea), an ancient Greek colony in the Crimea * Nymphaion (Ionia), an ancient Greek colony in western Anatolia * Nymphaeum (Laconia), an an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan (god)
In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, Pan (; grc, wikt:Πάν, Πάν, Pán) is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, Pastoral#Pastoral music, rustic music and impromptus, and companion of the nymphs. He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, in the same manner as a faun or satyr. With his homeland in rustic Arcadia (ancient region), Arcadia, he is also recognized as the god of fields, groves, wooded glens, and often affiliated with sex; because of this, Pan is connected to fertility and the season of spring. In Religion in ancient Rome, Roman religion and myth, Pan's counterpart was Faunus, a nature god who was the father of Bona Dea, sometimes identified as Fauna (goddess), Fauna; he was also closely associated with Silvanus (mythology), Sylvanus, due to their similar relationships with woodlands. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Pan became a significant figure in Romanticism, the Romantic movement of western Europe and also in the 20th-centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daphne Mainomene
Daphne Mainomene, also called Nymphaeum or Nymphaion ( grc, Νύμφαιον or Νυμφαῖον), was a coastal town of ancient Bithynia located on the Bosphorus The Bosporus Strait (; grc, Βόσπορος ; tr, İstanbul Boğazı 'Istanbul strait', colloquially ''Boğaz'') or Bosphorus Strait is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul in northwestern Tu .... Its site is tentatively located near Umur yeri in Asiatic Turkey. References Populated places in Bithynia Former populated places in Turkey History of Istanbul Province {{Istanbul-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nymphaeum (Bithynia)
Nymphaeum or Nymphaion ( grc, Νύμφαιον or Νυμφαῖον) was a town on the eastern coast of ancient Bithynia located on the Black Sea, at a distance of 30 stadia west of the mouth of the Oxines Oxinas or Oxines ( grc, Ὀξίνης) was a town on the eastern coast of ancient Bithynia located on the Black Sea The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, s ..., or 45 stadia from Tyndaridae.Anon. ''Periplus P. E.'', p. 4. Its site is unlocated. References Populated places in Bithynia Former populated places in Turkey Lost ancient cities and towns {{AncientBithynia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nymphaeum (Caria)
A ''nymphaeum'' or ''nymphaion'' ( grc, νυμφαῖον), in ancient Greece and Rome, was a monument consecrated to the nymphs, especially those of springs. These monuments were originally natural grottoes, which tradition assigned as habitations to the local nymphs. They were sometimes so arranged as to furnish a supply of water, as at Pamphylian Side. A nymphaeum dedicated to a local water nymph, Coventina, was built along Hadrian's Wall, in the northernmost reach of the Roman Empire. Subsequently, artificial grottoes took the place of natural ones. Roman period The nymphaea of the Roman period extended the sacral use to recreational aims. They were borrowed from the constructions of the Hellenistic east. At a minimum, Roman nymphaea may be no more than a niche set into a garden wall. But many larger buildings are known. Most were rotundas, and were adorned with statues and paintings. They served the threefold purpose of sanctuaries, reservoirs and assembly-rooms. A s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nymphaeum (Cilicia)
Nymphaeum or Nymphaion ( grc, Νύμφαιον or Νυμφαῖον) was a town of ancient Cilicia that, according to Pliny the Elder Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23/2479), called Pliny the Elder (), was a Roman author, naturalist and natural philosopher, and naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of the emperor Vespasian. He wrote the encyclopedic ' ... was located between Celenderis and Soli. Its site is unlocated. References Populated places in ancient Cilicia Former populated places in Turkey Lost ancient cities and towns {{AncientCilicia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nymphaeum (Illyria)
Nymphæum or Nymphaion ( grc, Νυμφαῖον, Νύμφαιον or Νυμφαίη; lat, Nymphaeum) was an ancient harbour on the coast of Illyria, three miles to the north of Lissus. The site has been identified with the area of modern day Shëngjin, Albania. Perhaps emerged since the 5th century BC, Nymphaeum was one of the earliest Greek colonies on the Albanian coast. It was mentioned by Pliny the Elder (23 CE – 79), Lucanus (39 AD – 65 AD), Livy (59 BC – AD 17) and Julius Caesar (100 BC - 44 BC). The harbour of Nymphaeum was used by Marcus Antonius and his fleet when they arrived in Illyricum during Caesar's Civil War Caesar's civil war (49–45 BC) was one of the last politico-military conflicts of the Roman Republic before its reorganization into the Roman Empire. It began as a series of political and military confrontations between Gaius Julius Caesar and .... References Bibliography * * * * {{Illyrians Archaeology of Illyria Ancient Greek archae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nymphaion (Crimea)
Nýmphaion ( el, Νύμφαιον, la, Nymphaeum), also known as Nymphaion on the Pontus ( grc, Νύμφαιον τὸ ἐν τῷ Πόντῳ), was a significant centre of the Bosporan Kingdom, situated on the Crimean shore of the Cimmerian Bosporus. Today it is located near the resort town Heroivske/Geroevskoye. It lies at a distance of about 14 kilometers south of Kerch, which was the site of ancient Panticapaeum. Geography The ruins of Nymphaion stand on a rocky cape approximately 200 meters west of the shoreline. Centuries of coastal erosion caused the shoreline to recede. The ancient shoreline would have been some 300 meters further east. Today the ruins are bordered by the Čurubaš Lake to the north and the Tobečik Lake to the south. In ancient times both of these lakes were ravines with sea gulfs at their mouths in the east. These ravines were situated 7 kilometers apart. They enclosed a territory of more than 40 square kilometers further west, where a rocky ridge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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