Thyraio
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Thyraio was a settlement in ancient Arcadia
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The settlement knew and from Pausanias
which he visited where the location was never founded. It was founded by Thyreates (Θυρεάτης) son of Lycaon. When Pausanias visited, he founded only rubble, it was founded near Hypsous (now Stemnitsa) with forests with wild beasts on the foot of Mount Hypsous. Around the area, the places were also in ruins.
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...
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The settlement knew and from 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...
which he visited where the location was never founded. It was founded by Thyreates (Θυρεάτης) son of Lycaon. When Pausanias visited, he founded only rubble, it was founded near Hypsous (now Stemnitsa) with forests with wild beasts on the foot of Mount Hypsous. Around the area, the places were also in ruins.