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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

  1. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s. v.
  2. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  3. Strabo. Geographica. Vol. p. 564. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  4. Apollon. 1.1176.
  5. 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 domainSmith, 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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