Peteon

Peteon (Ancient Greek: Πέτεων) was a town of ancient Boeotia,^[1] mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad.^[2] It was situated near the road from Thebes to Anthedon.^[3] Strabo contradicts himself in one passage placing Peteon in the Thebais, and in another in the Haliartia.^[3]^[4]

Its site is located near modern .^[5]^[6]

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^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.
^ Homer. Iliad. 2.500.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Strabo. Geographica. ix. p.410. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
^ Plutarch, Narr. Am. 4; Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 4.7.12.
^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying.
^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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

Coordinates: 38°26′38″N 23°24′44″E�� / 38.443961°N 23.412119°E / 38.443961; 23.412119

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[1] Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.

[2] Homer. Iliad. 2.500.

[Strabo-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Strabo. Geographica. ix. p.410. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.

[4] Plutarch, Narr. Am. 4; Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 4.7.12.

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

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

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