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THEISOA (ORCHOMENIA) (town in Western Arcadia)
Ancient Greek town in Orchomenia, Arcadia
- Kind of place
- Town
- Region
- Western Arcadia
- Where
- 37.64° N, 22.09° E
The town of Theisoa was named after a nymph who helped raise Zeus. Pausanias 8.38.3 Theisoa is a town belonging to Orchomenus and is located near the city of Orchomenus. Pausanias 8.27.4
Described in the sources
Theisoa was held by the people of Megalopolis as a village in Pausanias' time and is currently a village located within the district of Megalopolis. Pausanias 8.27.7 +1 The land of Theisoa is adjacent to the village of Teuthis. Pausanias 8.28.4