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Phayttos

Coordinates: 39°35′51″N 22°09′25″E / 39.597492°N 22.157055°E / 39.597492; 22.157055
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39°35′51″N 22°09′25″E / 39.597492°N 22.157055°E / 39.597492; 22.157055 Phayttos (Ancient Greek: Φάυττος) was a town in Pelasgiotis, ancient Thessaly, closely set with Atrax and Larissa.[1] An inscription to Artemis dating from the 3rd century BCE was found here.[2]

Its site in near the modern village of Zarkon.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 3.12.41.
  2. ^ Budin, Stephanie Lynn (2016). Artemis. Routledge. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-415-72541-5.
  3. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.