Mount Arganthonius or Arganthonios (Ancient Greek: Ἀργανθώνιος), or Arganthon (Ἀργανθών), or Arganthoneion, was a mountain range in ancient Bithynia, which forms a peninsula, and divides the gulfs of Cius and Astacus. The range terminates in a headland which Ptolemy calls Posidium (modern Bozburun). The name is connected with the myths of Hylas and the Argonautic expedition.
Its modern name is Samanli Daği.
References
- Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s. v.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- Strabo. Geographica. Vol. p. 564. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- Apollon. 1.1176.
- Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 52, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Arganthonius". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
40°32′37″N 29°01′55″E / 40.5436917°N 29.0320224°E / 40.5436917; 29.0320224
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