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TheMyrtoan Sea(alsoMirtoan SeaandMyrtoum Mare;Greek:Μυρτώο Πέλαγος,romanized:Mirtóo PélagosGreek pronunciation:[mirˈto.oˈpelaɣos]) is a subdivision of theMediterranean Seathat lies between theCycladesandPeloponnese.It is described as the part of theAegean Seasouth ofEuboea,Attica,andArgolis.[1]Some of the water mass of theBlack Seareaches the Myrtoan Sea, via transport through the Aegean Sea (Saundry, Hogan & Baum 2011).
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TheSaronic Gulf,the gulf ofAthens,lies between theCorinth Canaland the Myrtoan Sea.
It is said to have been named after the mythical heroMyrtilus,who was thrown into this sea by an enragedPelops.It is also said to have derived its name from a small island named Myrtus.[2]The name has also been connected with that of the maiden Myrto.[citation needed]
References
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edit- ^"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon March 12, 2007.RetrievedAugust 31,2006.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898), Myrtōum Maré
Classical sources
edit- Horacemakes a reference toMare Myrtoumin Liber I, Carmen I, line 14 ( "Ad Maecenatem" ). —"Carmina (Horatius)/Liber I/Carmen I - Wikisource".la.wikisource.org.
- Pliny the Elder(iv. 11. s. 18) considers the Myrtoan a part of the Aegean.
- Strabodistinguishes between the Myrtoan and Aegean; Strabo wrote that the Aegean terminated at the promontory of Sunium in Attica.
Modern sources
edit- Peter Saundry, C.Michael Hogan & Steve Baum. 2011.Sea of Crete.Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds.M.Pidwirny & C.J.Cleveland. National Council for Science and Environment. Washington DC.