Mesoa
Mesoa (Ancient Greek: Μεσόα), or Messoa (Μεσσόα), was a settlement that existed before the Dorian conquest. It was united with three other such settlements (Pitane, Limnae, and Cynosura) by a common sacrifice to Artemis,[1] and eventually coalesced into ancient Sparta. It is probable that Mesoa was in the southeast part of the city.[2]
Its site is unlocated.[3]
References
- Pausanias. Description of Greece. 3.16.9.
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Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Sparta". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. - Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying.
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