Medeon (Boeotia)

Coordinates: 38°23′11″N 23°10′02″E / 38.386401°N 23.167231°E / 38.386401; 23.167231

Cylindrical stone seal Medeon in Boeotia, dated to the Middle Helladic, c. 2000–1700 BCE

Medeon (Ancient Greek: Μεδεών) was a town of ancient Boeotia, mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad.^[1] Medeon is described by Strabo as a dependency of Haliartus, and situated near Onchestus, at the foot of , from which position it was afterwards called Phoenicis.^[2]^[3]

The site of Medeon is located near modern (Davlosis).^[4]^[5]

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^ Homer. Iliad. 2.501.
^ Strabo. Geographica. ix. pp. 410, 423. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 4.7.12.
^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Medeon". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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[1] Homer. Iliad. 2.501.

[2] Strabo. Geographica. ix. pp. 410, 423. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.

[3] Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 4.7.12.

[4] Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

[5] Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying.

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