Nonakris
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Nonakris was an ancient city in Arcadia
n 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. By the time Pausanias
visited the city, it was completely in ruins.
Between the 1830s and 1912, there was a municipality named Nonakrida named after the ancient city, situated in the mountainous boundary between the modern municipalities of Kalavryta
and Akrata
.
Some archaeologists have suggested that the ancient city was located around the modern city of Kerpini
, Kalavryta
. Around Kerpini, they found an ancient temple, coins, buildings, and other signs of settlement.
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...
n Azania
Arcadian Azania
Arcadian Azania was one of the subdivisions in ancient Arcadia along with Parrhasia and Lycaonia.Ancient Azania was in an area that are now the area of Kalavryta, Achaea and Feneos, western Corinthia...
, situated in what is now the Achaea
Achaea
Achaea is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras. The population exceeds 300,000 since 2001.-Geography:...
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
Styx
In Greek mythology the Styx is the river that forms the boundary between the underworld and the world of the living, as well as a goddess and a nymph that represents the river.Styx may also refer to:-Popular culture:...
trickled. By the time Pausanias
Pausanias (geographer)
Pausanias was a Greek traveler and geographer of the 2nd century AD, who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. He is famous for his Description of Greece , a lengthy work that describes ancient Greece from firsthand observations, and is a crucial link between classical...
visited the city, it was completely in ruins.
Between the 1830s and 1912, there was a municipality named Nonakrida named after the ancient city, situated in the mountainous boundary between the modern municipalities of Kalavryta
Kalavryta
Kalavryta is a town and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the peripheral unit of Achaea, Greece. It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road. It is located approx...
and Akrata
Akrata
Akrata, is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is a municipal unit. The location is in a valley with two mountaintops. The river named Krathi flows near the center of Akrata. ...
.
Some archaeologists have suggested that the ancient city was located around the modern city of Kerpini
Kerpini
Kerpini , is a small village in the north of the municipality of Kalavryta in Achaea, Greece. Its 2001 population was 209 for the village. Kerpini was the home of the Zaimis family which produced several Greek revolutionary leaders, president of the Greek Parliament, two Prime Ministers, President...
, Kalavryta
Kalavryta
Kalavryta is a town and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the peripheral unit of Achaea, Greece. It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road. It is located approx...
. Around Kerpini, they found an ancient temple, coins, buildings, and other signs of settlement.