Smintheion
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smintheion-299-18497480
title:
Smintheion
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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. Here, Apollo was worshiped as the protector against a plague of mice that held the region in its grip at one point. Its site is located near Külahlı (Gülpınar), Asiatic Turkey.
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Ancient settlement and sanctuary of Troad
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smintheion
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2023-05-20T11:42:05Z
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