Cnemis

Cnemis or Knemis (Ancient Greek: Κνῆμις; Greek: Κνημίς) was a range of mountains forming the boundary between Phocis and the Epicnemidian Locrians, who received their distinguishing name from this mountain. Mount Cnemis was a continuation of Callidromus, with which it was connected by a ridge, at the foot of which is the modern village of Mendenitsa.[1][2] A spur of this mountain, running out into the sea, formed the promontory Cape Cnemides (Κνημῖδες), opposite the islands called Lichades and the Euboean promontory Cenaeum. Upon Cape Cnemides stood a fortress, also called Cnemides (or Cnemis),[3] distant 20 stadia from Thronium.[4][5][6]

For the fortress or town of ancient Phocis, see Cnemides. For the anatomical concept, see Human leg.

References
  1. Strabo. Geographica. ix. pp. 416, 425. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. William Martin Leake, Northern Greece, vol. ii. pp. 66, 180.
  3. Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax, p. 23; Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 4.7.12.
  4. Strabo. Geographica. ix. p.426. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  5. Ptolemy. The Geography. 3.15.10.
  6. Pomponius Mela. De situ orbis. 2.3.67.

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


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