GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex · Places
SUMATIA (city in Mantinike and Tegeatis)
Ancient city of Arcadia
- Kind of place
- City
- Region
- Mantinike and Tegeatis
- Where
- 37.51° N, 22.29° E
Sumatia was situated on the southern slope of Mount Maenalus. Pausanias 8.27.3 Sumatia was named after its founder, Sumateus. Pausanias 8.3.4
Described in the sources
Sumateium served as a home for the Arcadians before they left it. Pausanias 8.27.3
Stories and history
The Arcadians abandoned Sumateium due to their hatred of the Lacedaemonians. Pausanias 8.27.3