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Tegea (Ancient Greek: Τεγέα) was an ancient town in Crete. Its location is not known, though the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World tentatively suggests that it was located near modern Deliana

Stephanus of Byzantium reports a mythic tradition that the city was founded by Agamemnon.

References

1. 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.
2. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
3. Vell. 1.1.

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

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