GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex · Places
LYCASTUS (city in Crete)
Ancient city of Crete
- Kind of place
- City
- Region
- Crete
- Where
- 35.20° N, 25.10° E
Lycastus was a city in Crete situated on chalky ground. Iliad 2 ¶50 Lycastus is listed as one of the notable cities located in the interior of Crete. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 4.20 ¶2
Described in the sources
Lycastus was one of the cities governed by Idomeneus. Iliad 2 ¶50
Stories and history
The city of Lycastus no longer exists. Strabo 10.4.14 Lycastus was murdered by Apterus, who had set an ambush for him. Parthenius, Love Romances ¶18