Cyrtones, also called Kyrtones or anciently Cyrtone, was a city of ancient Boeotia in Greece, east of Lake Copais and twenty stadia from Hyettus, situated on a high mountain travelers crossed on their way to Corsia. The city held a grove and temple of Apollo containing statues of Apollo and Artemis, along with a fountain of cold water at whose source stood a chapel of the nymphs. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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latitude 38.5857, longitude 23.045
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Cyrtones or Kyrtones (Ancient Greek: Κύρτωνες), anciently called Cyrtone or Kyrtone (Κυρτώνη), was a city of Boeotia, east of the Lake Copais, and 20 stadia from Hyettus, situated upon a lofty mountain, after crossing which the traveller arrived at Corsia.
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