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ASPLEDON (city in Boeotia)

Ancient Greek city-state of Boeotia

Aspledon in the Age of Heroes, near: concept painting for Godsunder
Aspledon in the Age of Heroes, near. Concept painting for the game, drawn from Iliad 2 ¶35; Pausanias 9.38.9; Pliny, Nat. Hist. 4.12 ¶1.
Kind of place
City
Region
Boeotia
Where
38.51° N, 23.03° E

Aspledon is located twenty stadia from Orchomenus, the realm of Minyas, with the river Melas flowing between them. Iliad 2 ¶35 The inhabitants abandoned the city due to a lack of water. Pausanias 9.38.9 Aspledon is one of the towns located between Megara and Thebes. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 4.12 ¶1

Described in the sources

The city was named after a man called Aspledon. Pausanias 9.38.9 Ascalaphus and Ialmenus led the inhabitants of Aspledon. Iliad 2 ¶35 The city and its surrounding territory were renamed Eudeielos. Strabo 9.2.41 Verses by Chersias state Aspledon was born in the spacious city. Pausanias 9.38.9 Some people refer to the city using a shortened form of its name. Strabo 9.2.41

From the Mythos Codex: 8 facts shown here of 9 about Aspledon, each checked against the ancient passage it cites. Updated 9 November 2026.

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Near Aspledon

Orchomenus6 kmOlmones6 kmHyettus8 kmArne9 kmCopae12 kmHyampolis13 kmAbae13 kmAlalcomenae14 km

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