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Enispe or Enispa (Ancient Greek: Ὲνίσπη) was a city in ancient Arcadia. It was mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships of the Iliad as one of the Arcadian cities that participated in the Trojan War, led by general Agapenor.[1] Even in antiquity its location was unknown.[2] The ancient belief that it was situated on an island in the river Ladon was dismissed by Pausanias.[3]

The location of the ancient city is still unknown,[4] but some archaeologists believe it was situated at the locality Sakovouni near Vytina, where a prehistoric settlement has been excavated.[5]

References

  1. ^ Homer. Iliad. Vol. 2.606.
  2. ^ Public Domain Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Enispe". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 1. London: John Murray. p. 827.
  3. ^ Pausanias (1918). "25.12". Description of Greece. Vol. 8. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
  4. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 58, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  5. ^ [1] [dead link]

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