CIMOLUS (city in Cimolos)
Ancient Greek city and polis
- Kind of place
- City
- Region
- Cimolos
- Where
- 36.79° N, 24.53° E
Cimolus is an island in the Cyclades group, situated after Siphnus and before Prepesinthus in Artemidorus's enumeration. Strabo 10.5.3 Cimolus is described as having chalky lands. Ovid Met. 7.402-468 (4) The island is the source of a specific type of earth known as Cimolian earth. Strabo 10.5.1
Described in the sources
Cimolus is also referred to by the alternative name Echinussa. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 4.23 ΒΆ2 The island has cold places dug out to store warm water during summer. Athenaeus 3.96 Melos is situated closer to both Cimolus and Crete than other nearby islands. Strabo 10.5.1 Cimolus is located near the islands of Sicenus, Lagusa, and Pholegandrus, and the island of Siphnus can be seen from it. Strabo 10.5.1
Stories and history
Cimolus joined Minos's fleet on one side of the formation. Ovid Met. 7.402-468 (4)