Abaeus
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Abaeus
Apollo Abaeus (Greek: Ἀβαῖος) was a toponymic epithet of the Greek god Apollo, derived from the town of Abae in Phocis,[1] where the god had a rich temple renowned for its oracles,[2][3][4] which were said to have been consulted by Croesus and Mardonius, among others.[5]
This temple of Apollo Abaeus was destroyed by the Persians in the invasion of Xerxes, and a second time by the Boeotians. It was rebuilt by Hadrian.[6]
References
- ^ Schmitz, Leonhard (1867). "Abaeus". In Smith, William. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 1. Boston. pp. 1. http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0010.html
- ^ Hesychius of Alexandria. s.v. Ἄβαι
- ^ Herod, viii. 33
- ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece x. 35. § 1, &c.
- ^ Bell, Robert E. (1989). Place-Names in Classical Mythology. ABC-CLIO. pp. 1. ISBN 0-87436-507-4.
- ^ Smith, William (1850). A New classical dictionary of biography, mythology, and geography. London: John Murray. pp. 1. http://books.google.com/?id=5_oGAAAAQAAJ.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Schmitz, Leonhard (1867). "Abaeus". In Smith, William. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 1. p. 1.
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