Aegae (Achaea)

This article is about the ancient city in Achaea. For other uses, see Aigai.
Map of Ancient Achaea

Aegae or Aigai (Ancient Greek: Αἰγαὶ, Modern Greek: Αιγές) was an ancient settlement in Achaea located northwest of modern Aigeira. It was situated near the river Krathis, between the towns Boura and Aigeira.[1] It was mentioned by Homer in Book 5 of the Odyssey, in which Poseidon "lashed his long-maned horses and drove to Aegae, where he had his famous palace" after having destroyed Odysseus' raft with a storm. It was also mentioned by Homer in Book 13 of the Iliad, in which Poseidon "[took three strides], and with the fourth he reached his goal—Aegae, where is his glittering golden palace, imperishable, in the depths of the sea." There was a cult of Poseidon in the town, and it was abandoned in or before the 3rd century BC.[2]

The location of the ancient city has been found and excavated near Aigeira.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 7.25.12
  2. ↑  Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Aegae". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography 1. London: John Murray. p. 30.
  3. ↑ www.in.gr

Coordinates: 38°06′10″N 22°21′41″E / 38.1028°N 22.3614°E / 38.1028; 22.3614

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