Agamede (Lesbos)

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The hill Vounaros was the location of ancient Agamede

Agamede (Ancient Greek: Ἀγαμήδη) was a town of ancient Lesbos. According to Stephanus of Byzantium, it was named after Agamede, a daughter of Macar.[1] The town had already disappeared in Pliny's day.[2]

The site of Agamede has been identified in 2002 with the ancient ruins on a small hill called Vounaros 3 km north of ancient Pyrrha.[3]


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