Smintheion
Smintheion or Smintheum was a town in ancient Troad, near Chryse, which contained a noted sanctuary of Apollo mentioned by Homer. The sanctuary was dedicated to Apollo Smintheus, a byname of Apollo associated with mice and rats.
- Museum
- …is also known as “Apollon Smintheion”
- Description: ancient city of Troas in modern-day Turkey
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Gülpınar
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Kocaköy
Kocaköy is a village in the Ayvacık District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey.
4 km south of Smintheion
Tuzla
Tuzla is a village in the Ayvacık District of Çanakkale Province in Turkey.
5 km northeast of Smintheion
Smintheion
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Latitude
39.5362° or 39° 32′ 10″ north
Longitude
26.11774° or 26° 7′ 4″ east
Open location code
8GF8G4P9+F3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = museum
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Latin to Turkish—“Smintheion” goes by many names.
SminthiumLatin
SmynthiumLatin
Apollon SmintheionTurkish
Apollon Smintheion Ören YeriTurkish
SmintheionTurkish
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