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Arcadia (Greek: Ἀρκαδία, romanized: Arkadía) is a region in the central Peloponnese. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas , and in Greek mythology it was the home of the gods Hermes and Pan .
Megalopoli Leonidio Karytaina Dimitsana Ancient site of Orchomenus (Arcadia) and the Karst basin, in Pausanias' time (AD 110 – ca. 180) with a lake. The regional unit Arcadia is subdivided into five municipalities. (Numbered as on map in infobox): [8] Gortynia (3) Megalopoli (5) North Kynouria (Voreia Kynouria, 2) South Kynouria (Notia ...
Arcadia (region), a region in the central Peloponnese; Arcadia (regional unit), a modern administrative unit covering the region; Arcadia (constituency), an electoral district covering the region; Kyparissia in Messenia, a town known in the Middle Ages as Arcadia Barony of Arcadia, a medieval Frankish fiefdom of the Principality of Achaea
Aeniania (Greek: Αἰνιανία) or Ainis (Greek: Αἰνίς) was a small district to the south of Thessaly (which it was sometimes considered part of). [2] The regions of Aeniania and Oetaea were closely linked, both occupying the valley of the Spercheios river, with Aeniania occupying the lower ground to the north, and Oetaea the higher ground south of the river.
According to ancient Greek mythology, Kore (Ancient Greek: κόρη), whose name translates to "Maiden", was the first born daughter of Demeter. Following the abduction of Kore by the Underworld God, Hades, Demeter went in desperate search for her lost daughter, who would later come to be known as Persephone (Ancient Greek: Περσεφονη ...
Tripolis (Greek: Τρίπολις; meaning "three cities") was a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece consisting of the three cities of Calliae (Calliæ), Dipoena (Dipœna), and Nonacris. External links
Parrhasia (Greek: Παρρασία), was a region in south Arcadia, Greece. [1] Parrhasius, son of Lycaon gave it his name.. Today, the area corresponds to modern southwestern Arcadia, west of Megalopoli, and southeastern Elis.
Arcadia (Greek: Αρκαδία) refers to a vision of pastoralism and harmony with nature.The term is derived from the Greek province of the same name which dates to antiquity; the province's mountainous topography and sparse population of pastoralists later caused the word Arcadia to develop into a poetic byword for an idyllic vision of unspoiled wilderness.