Historical place profile

Mysia (settlement)

An ancient settlement in the Argolid, mentioned by Pausanias, who highlights there a sanctuary of Demeter. This settlement is probably to be identified with the modern Phyktia.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:570498
Catalogue ID
pleiades:570498
Place type
sanctuary, settlement
Coordinates
37.723964, 22.726247
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

An ancient settlement in the Argolid, mentioned by Pausanias, who highlights there a sanctuary of Demeter. This settlement is probably to be identified with the modern Phyktia.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 58 D2 Mysia

Source and reuse

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Research path

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