Medeon (Boeotia)
City in Ancient Greece
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Medeon (Ancient Greek: Μεδεών) was a town of ancient Boeotia, mentioned by Homer in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad.[1] Medeon is described by Strabo as a dependency of Haliartus, and situated near Onchestos, at the foot of Mount Phoenicium, from which position it was afterwards called Phoenicis.[2][3]
The site of Medeon is located near modern Davlosi (Davlosis).[4][5]
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