Lapithaeum or Lapithaion ( grc, Λαπίθαιον) was a town of ancient Laconia. Pausanias writes that it was on Taygetus, 15 stades distant from the sanctuary of

Persephone In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone ( ; gr, Περσεφόνη, Persephónē), also called Kore or Cora ( ; gr, Κόρη, Kórē, the maiden), is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She became the queen of the underworld after ...

by Helos, and not far from Dereium. He writes that Lapithaeum was named after Lapithus, a native of the district. Its site is tentatively located near the modern

Anogeia Anogeia (Ανώγεια) is a municipality in the Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. The municipality has an area of ., excluding the former municipal departments Axos and Zoniana. Population 2,379 (2011). When exactly Anogeia was founded and ...

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Populated places in ancient Laconia Former populated places in Greece {{AncientLaconia-geo-stub