Zerynthus Explained

Zerynthus (grc|Ζήρυνθος|translit=Zḗrunthos; la|Zerynthus[1]) was a town of the Apsynthii in Thrace which had a temple of Apollo[2] and Artemis. Because of that two deities derived the epithet of Zerynthian.[3]

According to Lycophron's Alexandra, this was the location of Zerynthos or Zirynthia, a cave sacred to Hecate.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Smith, William . William Smith (lexicographer) . 1854 . The Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography . Bostin . . Zerynthus .
  2. Web site: Classical Gazetteer. https://web.archive.org/web/20070911232801/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/gazetteer/0378.html. 11 September 2007. 7 February 2017. dead.
  3. https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0064%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DZ%3Aentry+group%3D2%3Aentry%3Dzerynthus-geo Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), Zerynthus
  4. Web site: Lycophron, Alexandra. Theoi Classical Texts Library. 7 February 2017.

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