Anthene (Cynuria)

37°22′2.5813″N 22°47′6.1094″E / 37.367383694°N 22.785030389°E / 37.367383694; 22.785030389

Anthene (Ancient Greek: Ἀνθήνη), or Anthana (Ἀνθάνα), or Athene (Ἀθήνη), was a town in Cynuria, originally inhabited by the Aeginetans, and mentioned by Thucydides along with Thyrea, as the two chief places in Cynuria.

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