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Anthedon (Boeotia)

Southern Europe

Anthedon was a town in Boeotia, in ancient Greece, on the coast of the Gulf of Euboea about 15 kilometers west of Chalcis, at the foot of Mount Messapius. It belonged to the Amphictyonic League and served as a port for Thebes. In antiquity it was believed to take its name from one of the mythical figures called Anthedon.

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Latitude
38.498583 degrees north 1
Longitude
23.448834 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Anthedon (Boeotia) (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 38.498583, longitude 23.448834
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Anthedon (Boeotia) (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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