Theisoa (Arcadia)

Theisoa (Ancient Greek: Θεισόα) was a town of ancient Arcadia, in the district Cynuria or Parrhasia, on the northern slope of Mount Lycaeus, called after the nymph , one of the nurses of Zeus. Its inhabitants were removed to Megalopolis upon the foundation of the latter city (371 BCE).^[1]^[2]

Its site is located near the modern .^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ Pausanias. Description of Greece. 8.28.3. , 8.28.9, 8.27.4.
^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.
^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, 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). "Theisoa". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

Coordinates: 37°38′11″N 22°05′14″E / 37.636282°N 22.087283°E / 37.636282; 22.087283

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[1] Pausanias. Description of Greece. 8.28.3. , 8.28.9, 8.27.4.

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

[3] Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying.

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

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