DRYMAEA (settlement in Phocis)
Ancient fortified settlement in Phokis
- Kind of place
- Settlement
- Region
- Phocis
- Where
- 38.71° N, 22.54° E
An ancient sanctuary of Demeter Lawgiver exists within Drymaea, where residents hold the annual Thesmophoria feast in her honor. Pausanias 10.33.12 Drymaea is situated on the left side of the Cephisus river. Pausanias 10.33.12 The local inhabitants claim Naubolus, son of Phocus, founded the settlement. Pausanias 10.33.12
Described in the sources
The distance from Amphicleia to Drymaea is eighty stades. Pausanias 10.33.12 Drymaea is located twenty stades from Tithronium along a road. Pausanias 10.33.12
Stories and history
The sanctuary contains a standing stone image of the goddess. Pausanias 10.33.12 The inhabitants of the settlement were scattered into surrounding villages. Pausanias 10.3.2 Xerxes' army burned down and completely razed the settlement to the ground to make it better known in Greece. Pausanias 10.3.2