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Ascara CitadelHelicon TheatreTower of AliartosValley of the battle of LeuctraMonument of Leuctra battleLeuctra tropaion

Location:

  • Greece, Áskri
  • geo:38.317165,23.096048
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Class:

  • City
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=32379

Annotations

Ascra (Ancient Greek: Ἄσκρη, Áskrē) was an ancient town in Boeotia which is best known today as the home of the poet Hesiod.It was located upon Mount Helicon, five miles west of Thespiae.According to a lost poetic Atthis by one Hegesinous, a maiden by the name of Ascra lay with Poseidon and bore a son Oeoclus who, together with the Aloadae, founded the town named for his mother


Nearby

Ascara Citadel

Ascara Citadel

Keressos (2 km)

Keressos

Helicon (3 km)

Helicon


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