Arcadian Azania was one of the subdivisions in ancient Arcadia

Arcadia

Arcadia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan...

 along with Parrhasia and Lycaonia

Lycaonia

In ancient geography, Lycaonia was a large region in the interior of Asia Minor, north of Mount Taurus. It was bounded on the east by Cappadocia, on the north by Galatia, on the west by Phrygia and Pisidia, while to the south it extended to the chain of Mount Taurus, where it bordered on the...

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Ancient Azania was in an area that are now the area of Kalavryta

Kalavryta

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, Achaea

Achaea

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 and Feneos

Feneos

Feneos is a village and a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sikyona, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population was 2,359 as of 2001. The seat of the municipality was in Goura.In ancient times the area...

, western Corinthia

Corinthia

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. It was inhabited by the roots of the Azania

Azania

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ns, different from the Arcadian and was named after an elder Azanas.

Azanas was divided into five city states, Kleitor

Kleitor

Kleitor is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population was 2,584 as of 2001...

, Kynaithe, Psophis

Psophis

Psophis was an ancient Greek city in the northwest end of Arcadia, bounded on the north by Arcadia, and on the west by Elis.-City name and mythology:...

, Pheneus

Feneos

Feneos is a village and a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sikyona, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population was 2,359 as of 2001. The seat of the municipality was in Goura.In ancient times the area...

 and Thelpusa

Thelpusa

Thelpusa or Thelpousa was an ancient city-state in Azania in Arcadia....

. According to mythology, the Arcadians arrived and settled within years, with the leader Arcas

Arcas

In Greek mythology, Arcas was the son of Zeus and Callisto. Callisto was a nymph in the retinue of the goddess Artemis. Zeus, being a flirtatious god, wanted Callisto for a lover. As she would not be with anyone but Artemis, Zeus cunningly disguised himself as Artemis and seduced Callisto...

, son of Lycaon, displaced with its older inhabitants, the Pelasgians

Pelasgians

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. Arcas fated the village in the children of Azanas, Alpheus and Elatus. The area which was taken by Azanas was named from the name Azania.. Strabo

Strabo

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 which mentioned the Azanias as an independent people from the Arcadians and the older Greek traits..

The King of the Arcadians from the traits of Azanias was Kleitor

Kleitor

Kleitor is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population was 2,584 as of 2001...

, leader and settler of the city named after him.

Cities

Cities of Arcadian Azania included:

• Argeathoi
  Argeathoi
  Argeathoi was an ancient settlement in Arcadia which is now a part of Achaia.Located in the Arcadian Azania, the modern area around Kalavryta next to the Sorron forest in which it does no exist but Pausanias visited the area and was filled with wild animals that were also mentioned, it was founded...
  
  
• Kleitor
  Kleitor
  Kleitor is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population was 2,584 as of 2001...
  
  
• Cynaethe or Cynaetha
  Cynaethe
  Cynaethe or Cynaetha was an ancient city-state in ancient Arcadia which was located in near the present day Kalavryta and is part of the Achaia prefecture....
  
  
• Lousoi
  Lousoi
  Lousoi or Lousai was an ancient city in Arcadian Azania that is now in the Achaia prefecture.Lousoi was located between the ancient cities of Kleitor and Kynaitha at an elevation of 1,140 m. From Lousoi was Agesilas , winner in the sporting road at the Pydiada in 542 BC...
  
  
• Lykountai
• Nassoi
  Nassoi
  Nassoi or Nassi along with Nasi , also with an a accented was an ancient city of the Arcadian Azania in Arcadia that is now a part of the Achaia prefecture in Greece. Today, the village of Nasia mainly receives its name with a different spelling...
  
  
• Nonakris
  Nonakris
  Nonakris was an ancient city in Arcadian Azania, situated in what is now the Achaea prefecture.Said to be named after the wife of Lycaon, Nonakris was part of the state of Pheneos. It was located near a cliff from which water thought to be that of the Styx trickled...
  
  
• Paos
• Pheneos or Pheneus
  Feneos
  Feneos is a village and a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sikyona, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population was 2,359 as of 2001. The seat of the municipality was in Goura.In ancient times the area...
  
  
• Psophis
• Seirai
  Seires, Greece
  Seires is a village in the municipal unity of Aroania, Achaea, Greece. As of 2001, it had a population of 73 for the village and 328 for the municipal district...
  
  
• Skotani
  Skotani
  Skotani , is a small village in the municipal unit of Paion, Achaea, Greece. Its 2001 population was 272 for the village and 313 for the municipal district...
  
  
• Thelpusa
  Thelpusa
  Thelpusa or Thelpousa was an ancient city-state in Azania in Arcadia....