Abaeus
Abaeus(Ancient Greek:Ἀβαῖος) was atoponymicepithetof theGreek godApollo,[1][2]derived from the town ofAbaeinPhocis,[3][4][5]where the god had a rich temple renowned for itsoracles,[6][7][8]which were said to have been consulted byCroesusandMardonius,among others.[9]This temple of Apollo Abaeus was destroyed by thePersiansduring the invasion ofXerxes,and a second time by theBoeotians.It was rebuilt byHadrian.[10]
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- ^Schmitz, Leonhard (1867)."Abaeus".In Smith, William (ed.).Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.Vol. 1. Boston. p. 1. Archived fromthe originalon 2008-07-14.Retrieved2008-05-12.
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- ^Hesychius of Alexandria.s.v.Ἄβαι
- ^Herodotus,The Histories8.33.1
- ^Pausanias,Graeciae Descriptio10.35.1
- ^Bell, Robert E. (1989).Place-Names in Classical Mythology.ABC-CLIO.pp.1.ISBN0-87436-507-4.
- ^Smith, William(1850).A New classical dictionary of biography, mythology, and geography.London:John Murray.pp.1.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Schmitz, Leonhard (1870). "Abaeus".InSmith, William(ed.).Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.Vol. 1. p. 1.
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