Abaé
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Abae (, '''') was an ancient town in the northeastern corner of ancient Phocis, in Greece, near the frontiers of the Opuntian Locrians, said to have been built by the Argive Abas, son of Lynceus and Hypermnestra, and grandson of Danaus. This bit of legend suggests an origin or at least an existence in the Bronze Age, and sites protohistory supports a continued existence in Iron-Age antiquity. It was famous for its oracle of Apollo Abaeus, one of those consulted by Croesus, king of Lydia, and Mardonius, among others. The site of the oracle was rediscovered at Kalapodi and excavated in modern ti
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- Greece
- Ancient site.map_size
- 280px
- Ancient site.native_name
- Ἄβαι
- Ancient site.native_name_lang
- Ancient Greek
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Kalapodi
- Ancient site.image
- File:Αρχαιολογικός χώρος Καλαποδίου.jpg
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- 280px
- Ancient site.caption
- The archaeological site
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- yes
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- Abae
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- Ancient Phocis
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Wikidata facts
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- polis
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Lokroi Municipality
- Image
- Αρχαιολογικός χώρος Καλαποδίου.jpg
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- Abae
- different from
- ABAJ
- native label
- Άβαι
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Abaé, Abé ou Aba (en grec ancien Άβαι / Abai) était une cité grecque de Phocide, au nord-est près du Céphise. Fondée par Abas, roi d'Argos, elle était célèbre par son oracle d'Apollon. Ses habitants la quittèrent lors de l'invasion de Xerxès Ier et allèrent s'établir dans l'Eubée, qui reçut d'eux le nom d'« Abantis ».
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