GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex · Places
BRYSEAI (town in Laconia)
Ancient town of Laconia
- Kind of place
- Town
- Region
- Laconia
- Where
- 37.06° N, 22.39° E
Women perform secret sacrificial rites in the temple at Bryseae and are the only ones permitted to see the image of Dionysus inside. Pausanias 3.20.3 Bryseae was one of the towns in Lacedaemon, which lay low among the hills. Iliad 2 ¶43
Described in the sources
A temple of Dionysus still remains at the site of Bryseae. Pausanias 3.20.3 The mountain peak Taletum rises above the town of Bryseae. Pausanias 3.20.4 Its inhabitants were led by Menelaus during the expedition. Iliad 2 ¶43 Bryseae was a settlement located in the region of Lacedaemon. Iliad 2 ¶43 The site of the city Bryseae is located after leaving Mount Taygetus. Pausanias 3.20.3