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Apollo Abaeus (Ancient Greek: Ἀβαῖος) was a toponymic epithet of the Greek god Apollo, derived from the town of Abae in Phocis,[1] where the god had a rich temple renowned for its oracles,[2][3][4] which were said to have been consulted by Croesus and Mardonius, among others.[5] This temple of Apollo Abaeus was destroyed by the Persians in the invasion of Xerxes, and a second time by the Boeotians. It was rebuilt by Hadrian.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Schmitz, Leonhard (1867). "Abaeus". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston. p. 1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Hesychius of Alexandria. s.v. Ἄβαι
  3. ^ Herodotus, The Histories 8.33.1
  4. ^ Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 10.35.1
  5. ^ Bell, Robert E. (1989). Place-Names in Classical Mythology. ABC-CLIO. pp. 1. ISBN 0-87436-507-4.
  6. ^ Smith, William (1850). A New classical dictionary of biography, mythology, and geography. London: John Murray. pp. 1.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSchmitz, Leonhard (1870). "Abaeus". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 1.