Abas (cidade)
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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
Key facts
- Ancient site.map_type
- 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
- Ancient site.image_size
- 280px
- Ancient site.caption
- The archaeological site
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.map_dot_label
- Abae
- Ancient site.location
- Ancient Phocis
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- polis
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Lokroi Municipality
- Image
- Αρχαιολογικός χώρος Καλαποδίου.jpg
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- Commons category
- Abae
- different from
- ABAJ
- native label
- Άβαι
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Article · Português
Abas ou Abae é uma cidade da Grécia Antiga onde se abrigava um dos Oráculos de Apolo, , um dos muitos consultados por Croesus, rei da Lydia, e , entre outros. Localizada em uma região sagrada chamada Fócida, entre a Tessália e a Beócia, região esta que também abrigava o Parnaso e o Templo de Delfos. Pilhada pelos persas, foi parcialmente restaurada pelo imperador Adriano. Segundo a mitologia grega, o fundador da cidade foi Abas, filho de Linceu.
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