GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex · Places
PEPHNUS (city in Laconia)
Ancient Greek city
- Kind of place
- City
- Region
- Laconia
- Where
- 36.81° N, 22.30° E
Pephnus is a coastal location situated twenty stades from Thalamae. Pausanias 3.26.2 A small island, also named Pephnus, lies in front of the coastal site. Pausanias 3.26.2 Alcman's song also states that the Dioscuri were born in Pephnus. Pausanias 3.26.2
Described in the sources
The locals deny that the Dioscuri were raised in Pephnus. Pausanias 3.26.2 Leuctra is situated twenty stades away from the city of Pephnus. Pausanias 3.26.4 The inhabitants of Thalamae claim the Dioscuri were born at this location. Pausanias 3.26.2