LAMPEIA (mountain in Azania)
Mountain of ancient Elis
- Kind of place
- Mountain
- Region
- Azania
- People of myth here
- Erymanthian Boar, Pan, Pan
- Where
- 37.88° N, 21.79° E
The mountain is considered sacred to the god Pan. Pausanias 8.24.4 The Erymanthian boar lived on this mountain in Arcadia. Diodorus 4.12 Lampeia is a mountain in Arcadia, located near the vast Erymanthian swamp. Argonautica 1 ¶21
Described in the sources
The river Erymanthus originates from this mountain. Pausanias 8.24.4 It is located 130 stadia away from the city of Elis. Strabo 8.3.10 It is an equal distance from Dyme as it is from Tritaea. Strabo 8.3.10 The mountain is 100 stadia distant from the city of Tritaea. Strabo 8.3.10 The mountain is situated close to the rocky mountain known as Scollis. Strabo 8.3.10
Stories and history
It may be viewed as a section of Mount Erymanthus. Pausanias 8.24.4