Paos ( el, Πάος, before 1927: Σκούπι - ''Skoupi'') is a village and a community in
Achaea,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...
. It was the seat of the municipality of
Paion. In 2011 its population was 253 for the village and 298 for the community, which includes the villages Dechounaiika (pop. 18), Palaios Paos (pop. 0), Potamia (pop. 17) and Vesini (pop. 10). It is 25 km southwest of
Kalavryta
Kalavryta ( el, Καλάβρυτα) is a town and a municipality in the mountainous east-central part of the regional unit of Achaea, Greece. The town is located on the right bank of the river Vouraikos, south of Aigio, southeast of Patras and ...
, and 50 km northwest of
Tripoli. The
Greek National Road 33
Greek National Road 33 ( el, Εθνική Οδός 33, abbreviated as EO33) is a single carriageway road in southern Greece. It connects Patras with the Greek National Road 74 ( Pyrgos - Tripoli) near Levidi, passing through the western and sout ...
(
Patras - Tripoli) passes through the village. Its central road is named "111".
Population
History
The location of the ancient city Paos has been found near the modern village, of which the remainder remains to be excavated. Ancient artifacts and remains of the walls have been found. It had a perimeter of 516 m, and had an almost triangular shape with its point facing west with its
acropolis in the middle and some ancient buildings to the south, its springs used to be to the northeast with an aqueduct north of the old city. It was said that Euphorion from Paos gave lodging to the
Dioscuri
Castor; grc, Κάστωρ, Kástōr, beaver. and Pollux. (or Polydeukes). are twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology, known together as the Dioscuri.; grc, Διόσκουροι, Dióskouroi, sons of Zeus, links=no, from ''Dîos'' ( ...
, and ever since kept open house for all men. Paos in later years annexed with the neighboring
Kleitor
Kleitor or Cleitor (Greek: Κλείτωρ) is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area ...
.
Pausanias Pausanias ( el, Παυσανίας) may refer to:
*Pausanias of Athens, lover of the poet Agathon and a character in Plato's ''Symposium''
*Pausanias the Regent, Spartan general and regent of the 5th century BC
* Pausanias of Sicily, physician of t ...
wrote that Paos was a ruined settlement near the city of
Seirai.
Pausanias Pausanias ( el, Παυσανίας) may refer to:
*Pausanias of Athens, lover of the poet Agathon and a character in Plato's ''Symposium''
*Pausanias the Regent, Spartan general and regent of the 5th century BC
* Pausanias of Sicily, physician of t ...
''Description of Greece'' 8.23.9.
Gallery
File:Paos Achaias, the new village 1.png, View of the square of the new village of Paos, Achaia.
File:Paos Achaias, the new village 2.png, View of "National Road 33" in Greece (Patras, Achaia to Levidi, Arcadia) passing through the new village of Paos, Achaia.
File:Skoupi Achaias.jpg, View of the ruins of Paos, abandoned village (ex name: Skoupi), in Achaia.
File:Paos River.jpg, Paos river on the left.
File:Georgios A Papandreou, historian.png, Bust of George A. Panandreou, located in the square of the new village of Paos, Achaia.
See also
*
List of settlements in Achaea
References
External links
Paos at the GTP Travel Pages
{{Kalavryta div
Archaeological sites in the Peloponnese (region)
Populated places in Achaea