PAGAE (town in Megaris)
Ancient coastal town of the Megarid
- Kind of place
- Town
- Region
- Megaris
- Where
- 38.08° N, 23.19° E
Pagae is a coastal town in the hilly part of Megaris that borders Boeotia and marks one end of the isthmus connecting to Nisaea. Pausanias 1.44.4 Pagae is located on the curved shore that forms the Diolcus passage. Strabo 8.6.22 A bronze statue of Artemis Saviour stands in the city. Pausanias 1.44.4
Described in the sources
The Alcyonian sea begins at this coastal location. Strabo 9.2.1 A hero-shrine called the Aegialeum exists in the city. Pausanias 1.44.4 The promontory Olmiae, which forms the gulf, is situated near Pagae. Strabo 8.6.22 The Megarians claim Tereus was king of the region around this location. Pausanias 1.41.8 Pagae is situated on the coast between Lechaeum and the oracle of Acraean Juno. Strabo 8.6.22 The coastline extending from Lechaeum to Pagae is washed by the Corinthian Gulf. Strabo 8.6.22 The distance from the Piraeus to Pagae exceeds the distance to Schoenus by ten stadia. Strabo 9.1.2 The land passage between the seas at the isthmus starting from Pagae is 120 stadia long. Strabo 8.1.3
Stories and history
Persians shot arrows into a nearby rock during a night attack. Pausanias 1.44.4 Relatives of Aegialeus buried him in the city after his death. Pausanias 1.44.4