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Peteon

Peteon (Ancient Greek: Πετεών) 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 Platanaki.[5][6]

References

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  1. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  2. Homer. Iliad. Vol. 2.500.
  3. 1 2 Strabo. Geographica. Vol. ix. p.410. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  4. Plutarch, Narr. Am. 4; Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Book 4.7.12.
  5. Talbert, Richard, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9, with accompanying Map-by-Map Directory.
  6. 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.

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