GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex · Places
APHYTIS (city in Chalcidice)
Thracian city
- Kind of place
- City
- Region
- Chalcidice
- Where
- 40.10° N, 23.43° E
Aphytis is one of four cities located on the peninsula of Pallene. Pausanias 3.18.3 Its inhabitants revere Ammon as much as the Libyans do. Pausanias 3.18.3
Described in the sources
Aphytis was a town located in the region formerly known as Phlegra. Herodotus 7.123.1
Stories and history
The fleet received ships and men from Aphytis. Herodotus 7.123.1 Lysander besieged the city while commanding Lacedaemonian forces. Pausanias 3.18.3