GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex · Places
SCIONE (city in Chalcidice)
Ancient Greek city
- Kind of place
- City
- Region
- Chalcidice
- Where
- 39.94° N, 23.55° E
Scione is situated on the coast of the Gulf of Thermæ. Pliny, Nat. Hist. 4.17 ¶3 Scione is one of four cities located on the isthmus of the Pallene peninsula. Strabo 7.fragments.27
Described in the sources
Scione is identified as the home of the diver Scyllus. Athenaeus 7.48 Scione was a town located in the region formerly known as Phlegra. Herodotus 7.123.1
Stories and history
The generals avoided condemning Timoxenus of treason to prevent the people of Scione from being labeled traitors. Herodotus 8.128.3