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Smintheion

Coordinates: 39°32′10″N 26°07′04″E / 39.536211°N 26.11775°E / 39.536211; 26.11775
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Smintheion or Smintheum was a town in ancient Troad, near Chryse, which contained a noted sanctuary of Apollo mentioned by Homer.[1]

Its site is located near Külahlı (Gülpınar), Asiatic Turkey.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Pleiades
  2. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 56, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  3. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

39°32′10″N 26°07′04″E / 39.536211°N 26.11775°E / 39.536211; 26.11775