Smintheion
Cidade antiga · Turquia
- Abandonado
- desconhecido
- Fundado
- —
- População
- —
- Coordenadas
- 39.536, 26.118
Por que foi abandonado
🏛️ Ruínas antigas
Detectado automaticamente a partir do texto: ancient city of Troas in modern-day Turkey
História
Smintheion or Smintheum was a town in ancient Troad, near Chryse, which contained a noted sanctuary of Apollo mentioned by Homer. The sanctuary was dedicated to Apollo Smintheus, a byname of Apollo associated with mice and rats. Here, Apollo was worshiped as the protector against a plague of mice that held the region in its grip at one point.
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