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Corium (Crete)

Coordinates: 35°07′38″N 24°39′09″E / 35.127245°N 24.652376°E / 35.127245; 24.652376
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Corium or Korion (Ancient Greek: Κόριον)[1] was a town of ancient Crete, near which was a temple to Athena[2] and Lake Koresia (λίμνη Κορησία), which was Crete's only natural freshwater lake.

Its site is located near modern Voulgari Armokastella, Melampes.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  2. ^ comp. Cicero N. D. 3.23; Pausanias (1918). "21.4". 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.)
  3. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 60, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  4. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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

35°07′38″N 24°39′09″E / 35.127245°N 24.652376°E / 35.127245; 24.652376