Abae

Abae was an ancient town in the northeastern corner of ancient Phocis, in , near the frontiers of the Opuntian Locrians, said to have been built by the Argive Abas, son of Lynceus and Hypermnestra, and grandson of Danaus.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: Ancient temple site on the east of Kalapodi. Phokida
  • Also known as: “Aba”, “Abaeans”, and “Abai”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hyampolis.

Archaeological site
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was a city in ancient Phocis, Greece. A native of this city was called a Hyampolites. Some ancient authors record that the city was also called simply Hya. is situated 2 km northwest of Abae.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Exarchos and Kalapodi.

Village
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is a village in prefecture, central . It is located in the southern part of Phthiotis, in Locris, 18 km west of . The village is located on the slope of Mount at a height of about 300 meters. is situated 2½ km east of Abae.

Village
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is a village in the municipality, , . Lokroi straddles the pass leading over the low mountains between the Bay of Atalantis in the to the plains of north of . is situated 7 km northwest of Abae.

Hamlet
is a subdivision of the municipality of , . is situated 9 km south of Abae.

Abae

Latitude
38.5801° or 38° 34′ 48″ north
Longitude
22.9157° or 22° 54′ 57″ east
Open location code
8GC4HWJ8+27
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3689671430
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q304823
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Ukrainian—“Abae” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἄβαι”
  • Azerbaijani: “Abı”
  • Catalan: “Abes”
  • Chinese: “阿巴厄”
  • Dutch: “Abae”
  • Finnish: “Abai”
  • French: “Abae”
  • French: “Abaé”
  • French: “Abæ”
  • Georgian: “აბაი”
  • Georgian: “აბე (საბერძნეთი)”
  • Georgian: “აბე”
  • German: “Abä”
  • German: “Abae”
  • German: “Abai”
  • Greek: “Ἀβαὶ”
  • Greek: “Άβαι”
  • Italian: “Abe in Focide”
  • Latvian: “Abi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Abai”
  • Norwegian: “Abai”
  • Polish: “Abae”
  • Polish: “Abaj (Grecja)”
  • Polish: “Abaj”
  • Portuguese: “Aba (mitologia)”
  • Portuguese: “Abae”
  • Portuguese: “Abas (cidade)”
  • Portuguese: “Abas”
  • Portuguese: “Abéia”
  • Russian: “Абы”
  • Russian: “Абэ”
  • Spanish: “Abas”
  • Swedish: “Abae”
  • Swedish: “Abai”
  • Turkish: “Abae”
  • Turkish: “Abæ”
  • Turkish: “Abai”
  • Ukrainian: “Аби”

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