Corium or Korion (Ancient Greek: Κόριον) was a town of ancient Crete, near which was a temple to Athena and Lake Koresia (λίμνη Κορησία), which was Crete's only natural freshwater lake.
Its site is located near modern Voulgari Armokastella, Melampes.
References
- Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- 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.)
- 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.
- Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Corium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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