Zoitia
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Zoitia or Zoitea was an ancient settlement in ancient Arcadia
in ancient Greece
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The settlement was founded by the settler from Paroreus which was smaller thatn the son of Tricolonas, relative of Lycaon in which he also settled Paroria which was 10 stadia (1.5 km) from Zoitea. When Pausanias
visited the city, it was abandoned along with the surrounding settlements. The location of the settlement is unknown. According to Pausainias in Zoetia there remained a temple of Demeter and Artemis.
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...
in ancient Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
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The settlement was founded by the settler from Paroreus which was smaller thatn the son of Tricolonas, relative of Lycaon in which he also settled Paroria which was 10 stadia (1.5 km) from Zoitea. When 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 abandoned along with the surrounding settlements. The location of the settlement is unknown. According to Pausainias in Zoetia there remained a temple of Demeter and Artemis.