MEDEON (city in Boeotia)
City in Ancient Greece
- Kind of place
- City
- Region
- Boeotia
- Where
- 38.39° N, 23.17° E
The Boeotian Medeon is called Phoenicis because of its position under that mountain. Strabo 9.2.26 Medeon is described as a strong fortress held by the Boeotians. Iliad 2 ¶34 The city was completely destroyed by the army of Xerxes. Pausanias 10.3.2
Described in the sources
The place shares its name with a city in Boeotia, which takes its name from a different Medeon in Phocis. Strabo 9.2.26 +1 The city is situated opposite the ruins of Medeon. Pausanias 10.36.6 Medeon is located near the river Cephisus in Boeotia. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 4.12 ¶1 Medeon was a city located within the region of Phocis. Pausanias 10.3.2 The Boeotian Medeon is located near the town of Onchestus. Strabo 9.2.26 Medeon is located near Abae and Ambrysus in the region described. Strabo 9.3.13 The Boeotian Medeon sits beneath the mountain known as Phoenicium. Strabo 9.2.26 The Boeotian Medeon is sometimes assigned to the territory of Haliartus. Strabo 9.2.26
Stories and history
Medeon joined forces with Ocalea to support the monarch's cause. Statius, Thebaid 7.255-281 ¶1 The inhabitants of Medeon were dispersed into surrounding villages. Pausanias 10.3.2