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Kurtwniai
Kyrtôniai
Cyrtoniae
Of Cyrtones (town) |
THE NYMPHAI KYRTONIAI were Naiad Nymphs of the springs of the town of Kyrtone in Boiotia (central Greece).
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| Perhaps daughters of the River KEPHISOS |
"About twenty stades away from Hyettos [in Boiotia] is Kyrtones. The ancient name of the town was, they say, Kyrtone. It is built on a high mountain, and here are a temple and grove of Apollon. There are also standing images of Apollon and Artemis. There is here too a cool stream of water rising from a rock. By the spring is a sanctuary of the Nymphai, and a small grove, in which all the trees alike are cultivated." - Pausanias, Guide to Greece 9.24.4
Sources:
- Pausanias, Guide to Greece - Greek Geography C2nd AD
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