// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Tegea say to Crete? "You're a greek above the rest.
Tegea (Ancient Greek: Τεγέα) was an ancient town in Crete. Its location is not known, though the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World tentatively suggests that it was located near modern Deliana[1]
Stephanus of Byzantium reports a mythic tradition that the city was founded by Agamemnon.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.
- ↑ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ↑ Vell. 1.1.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Tegea". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
 | This article about a location in ancient Crete is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |