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Peteon

Coordinates: 38°26′38″N 23°24′44″E / 38.443961°N 23.412119°E / 38.443961; 23.412119
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Peteon (Ancient Greek: Πέτεων) was a town of ancient Boeotia,[1] mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad.[2] It was situated near the road from Thebes to Anthedon.[3] Strabo contradicts himself in one passage placing Peteon in the Thebais, and in another in the Haliartia.[3][4]

Its site is located near modern Platanaki.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  2. ^ Homer. Iliad. Vol. 2.500.
  3. ^ a b Strabo. Geographica. Vol. ix. p.410. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  4. ^ Plutarch, Narr. Am. 4; Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 4.7.12.
  5. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  6. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Peteon". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

38°26′38″N 23°24′44″E / 38.443961°N 23.412119°E / 38.443961; 23.412119