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Agamede

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Agamede /ˌæɡəˈmdi/ (Ancient Greek: Ἀγαμήδη means ‘very cunning’[1]) was a name attributed to two separate women in classical Greek mythology and legendary history.[2]

The hill Vounaros was the location of ancient Agamede

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  1. ^ Graves, Robert (2017). The Greek Myths - The Complete and Definitive Edition. Penguin Books Limited. p. 543. ISBN 9780241983386.
  2. ^ Bell, Robert E. (1991). Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary. ABC-CLIO. p. 14. ISBN 9780874365818.
  3. ^ Homer, Iliad 11.740
  4. ^ Ogilvie, Marilyn; Harvey, Joy (2000). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives from Ancient Times to Mid-20th Century. Vol. 1. Routledge. p. 23-24. ISBN 0-415-92040-X. agamede.
  5. ^ a b Schmitz, Leonhard (1870). "Agamede (1) and (2)". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston. p. 57.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 157
  7. ^ Propertius, Elegies 2.4; Theocritus, Idylls 2.10
  8. ^ Dickie, Matthew (2004). Magic and Magicians in the Greco-Roman World. Routledge. p. 23. ISBN 0-415-31129-2.
  9. ^ a b Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Agamede (Ἀγαμήδη)
  10. ^ Diodorus Siculus, 5.81.6
  11. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Mytilēnē (Μυτιλήνη)
  12. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Antissa (Ἄντισσα)
  13. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Arisbe (Ἀρίσβη)
  14. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Issa
  15. ^ Diodorus Siculus, 5.81.8
  16. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Eresos (Ἔρεσος)
  17. ^ Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 5.29
  18. ^ Cramer, John Anthony (1832). A Geographical and Historical Description of Asia Minor. The University Press. p. 163. agamede.
  19. ^ Harissis H.V et al. article in Greek in Lesviaka, 19;195-212, Mytilene 2002. https://www.academia.edu/1937262/The_discovery_of_ancient_Agamede_near_Pyrrha_on_Lesbos_island_in_Greek_

References

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1870). "Agemede (1), (2)". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.