Anthedon
Vanished settlement · Greece
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 38.499, 23.449
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: ancient city-state of Boeotia
History
Anthedon was a town in Boeotia, Ancient Greece, located on the coast of the Gulf of Euboea, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of Chalcis, at the foot of Mount Messapius. It was member of the Amphictyonic League, and served as port for Thebes. In ancient times, it was believed to have had one of the mythical characters named Anthedon as its eponym.