CRANON (town in Pelasgiotis)
Town and polis in Ancient Greece
- Kind of place
- Town
- Region
- Pelasgiotis
- Where
- 39.50° N, 22.31° E
A spring with a gentle warmth is located in this town. Athenaeus 2.16 Crannon is 100 stadia from Gyrton, located in the plains near lakes Nessonis and Boebeis. Strabo 7.fragments.14 The plain of Crannon trembled due to the loud noise made by a warrior striking his shield. Callimachus, Hymn 4 ¶4
Described in the sources
Diactorides was a resident of this Thessalian town. Herodotus 6.127.4 +3 Crannon is described as a free city. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 4.15 ¶1 Crauxidas, who won a horse-race, was a resident of Crannon. Pausanias 5.8.8 The inhabitants of Crannon are referred to as the Crannonians. Strabo 7.fragments.16 The people living in Crannon were formerly known as the Ephyri. Strabo 9.5.21 A house located in Crannon collapsed during an event involving the sons of Scopas. Callimachus, Epigrams ¶1 (2) The Phocians fought a battle against Macedonians led by Antipater at this location. Pausanias 10.3.4 Erysichthon's mother claimed he had gone to Crannon to collect a debt of one hundred oxen. Callimachus, Hymn 6 ¶4
Stories and history
There is uncertainty about whether Homer's reference to Ephyri actually points to the people of Crannon. Strabo 7.fragments.14 +1 Simonides classifies Crannon among the regions occupied by the Pelasgiotae. Strabo 9.5.20 Ravens are found in the neighbourhood of Crannon in numbers of no more than one pair. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 10.15 ¶1 Wine mixed with the local spring water maintains its temperature for two or three days. Athenaeus 2.16