Theisoa (Arcadia)

Theisoa (Ancient Greek: Θεισόα) was a town of ancient Arcadia, in the district Cynuria or Parrhasia, on the northern slope of Mount Lycaeus, called after the nymph Theisoa, one of the nurses of Zeus. Its inhabitants were removed to Megalopolis upon the foundation of the latter city (371 BCE).[1][2]

For the ancient town in the territory of Orchomenus, see Theisoa (Orchomenus).

Its site is located near the modern Karkalous.[3][4]

References
  1. Pausanias. Description of Greece. 8.28.3. , 8.28.9, 8.27.4.
  2. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.
  3. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying.
  4. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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


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