Scotane or Skotane ( grc, Σκοτάνη) was a settlement in

ancient Arcadia Arcadia ( el, Ἀρκαδία) is a region in the central Peloponnese. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas, and in Greek mythology it was the home of the gods Hermes and Pan. In European Renaissance arts, Arcadia was celebrat ...

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 with ...

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 th ...

wrote that it was located near

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Lycuntes Lycuntes or Lykountes ( grc, Λυκούντης) was a settlement in ancient Arcadia, Greece. Pausanias wrote that it was located near Nasi, Scotane Scotane or Skotane ( grc, Σκοτάνη) was a settlement in ancient Arcadia, Greece. Pausanias wr ...

and

Argeathae Argeathae or Argeathai ( grc, Αργέαθαι) was a settlement in ancient Arcadia, Greece. Its location has not been found, but Pausanias wrote that it was located near Nasi, Lycuntes and Scotane, which places it in the southern part of present A ...

, which places it in the southern part of present

Achaea Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaïa'' ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The ...

. Its site is located near the modern Dafni. The modern village of

Skotani Skotani (Greek: Σκοτάνη, before 1928: Κόκοβα - ''Kokova''), is a small mountain village in the municipal unit of Paion, Achaea, Greece. In 2011 its population was 60 for the village and 99 for the community, which includes the village ...

was renamed after the ancient town, but is located 7 km from Dafni.

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